UFC Houston weigh-in results: Phil Rowe has scale scare, avoids third weight miss
Update: An older model of this story reported Phil Rowe had formally missed weight. However, he was given a second try and efficiently made weight for his combat at UFC Houston.
Phil Rowe was nearly tripped up by the scale once more.
The welterweight veteran got here in a pound over the restrict (together with the one-pound allowance for non-title fights) on his first try on the official weigh-ins for his bout with Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani, which takes place Saturday at UFC Houston. Rowe was the final fighter to weigh in and initially registered at 172 kilos, whereas Lebosnoyani got here in at 170.5.
However, Rowe was allowed a second try and on his subsequent strive he efficiently hit the mark at 170.5 kilos.
Rowe had misplaced weight for 2 earlier UFC bouts. He got here in 2.5 kilos over the restrict towards Niko Price and Orion Cosce, each of whom misplaced to Rowe by way of knockout. It must be famous Rowe accepted this reserving on a month’s discover, following Lebosnoyani’s authentic opponent Austin Vanderford withdrawing for undisclosed causes.
Headliners Sean Strickland and Anthony Hernandez had been on level for a pivotal middleweight combat. Strickland weighed in at 185 kilos, whereas Hernandez used the one-pound allowance to return in at 186.
Check out UFC Houston weigh-in outcomes beneath.
Main Card (Paramount+ at 8 pm ET)
Sean Strickland (185) vs. Anthony Hernandez (186)
Geoff Neal (170.5) vs. Uros Medic (171)
Dan Ige (145.5) vs. Melquizael Costa (145.5)
Serghei Spivac (251.5) vs. Ante Delija (239)
Jacobe Smith (171) vs. Josiah Harrell (171)
Zachary Reese (185.5) vs. Michel Pereira (186)
Prelims (Paramount+ at 5 pm ET)
Chidi Njokuani (171) vs. Carlos Leal (170)
Ode Osbourne (126) vs. Alibi Idiris (126)
Alden Coria (125.5) vs. Luis Gurule (125)
Nora Cornolle (136) vs. Joselyne Edwards (135.5)
Ramiz Brahimaj (170.5) vs. Punahele Soriano (171)
Phil Rowe (170.5)* vs. Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani (170.5)
Jordan Leavitt (145.5) vs. Yadier del Valle (145.5)
Juliana Miller (126) vs. Carli Judice (125)
*Rowe missed weight on first try, registering at 172 kilos, however efficiently weighed in at 170.5 kilos on a second try
