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Nov 14, 2008 - 11:03:47 PM By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief Weigh-ins took place this afternoon at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV, for tomorrow night's UFC 91 event. Every fighter made weight for the event, including Brock Lesnar at the heavyweight maximum of 265 lbs. His opponent, the Heavyweight Champ Randy Couture, weighed in at 220 lbs. By fight time tomorrow expect about a 50 lb difference between the two fighters.
Here are the full weigh-in results for UFC 91:
MAIN CARD (TELEVISED)
* Champ Randy Couture (220) vs. Brock Lesnar (265) (for UFC
Heavyweight Title)
* Kenny Florian (156) vs. Joe Stevenson (156)
* Gabriel Gonzaga (256) vs. Josh Hendricks (238)
* Demian Maia (185) vs. Nate Quarry (185)
* Dustin Hazelett (170) vs. Tamdan McCrory (170)
PRELIMINARY CARD (UN-TELEVISED)
* Jorge Gurgel (155) vs. Aaron Riley (156)
* Jeremy Stephens (155) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (155)
* Mark Bocek (155) vs. Alvin Robinson (155)
* Matt Brown (171) vs. Ryan Thomas (170)
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