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Weigh-ins took place this evening for Saturday night's UFC 126 PPV at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event, headlined by a middleweight championship bout between champion Anderson Silva and challenger Vitor Belfort, airs live on PPV, with an hour long prelims broadcast on Spike TV, as well as one additional fight between Norifumi Yamamoto and Demetrious Johnson being made available on Facebook.com. Full weigh-in results for the event are below.
Main Televised Card
* Anderson Silva (185) vs. Vitor Belfort (185)
* Forrest Griffin (205) vs. Rich Franklin (203)
* Ryan Bader (205) vs. Jon Jones (206)
* Jake Ellenberger (171) vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha (170)
* Antonio Banuelos (136) vs. Miguel Torres (136)
Spike TV Prelims
Paul Kelly (155) vs. Donald Cerrone (155)
Chad Mendes (146) vs. Michihiro Omigawa (146)
Facebook.com Prelim
Demetrious Johnson (136) vs. Norifumi "KID" Yamamoto (135)
Unaired Prelims
Gabe Ruediger (155) vs. Paul Taylor (156)
Kyle Kingsbury (205) vs. Ricardo Romero (205)
Mike Pierce (171)* vs. Kenny Robertson (170)
*Pierce weighed in at 172 in his first attempt. He made weight an hour later.
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