The UFC continues to roll onside it’s pseudo-bubble known as the UFC APEX. Tomorrow night’s offering, UFC Vegas 8, offers a light heavyweight clash as the main event with Anthony Smith and Aleksandar Rakic hoping to prove they deserve to a chance fill the current power vacuum at the top of the 205 lb division.
Also on tomorrow’s card Neil Magny takes on Robbie Lawler at welterweight. Lawler, a former champion, is a short notice replacement, filling in for the injured Geoff Neal.
You can watch the weigh-ins below with video provided by MMA Junkie.
There will be no ceremonial weigh-ins for this event, or any others in the near future.
Check out the full results below:
Main card (ESPN+ at 9 p.m. ET)
Light heavyweight: Anthony Smith (205) vs. Aleksandar Rakic (205.5)
Welterweight: Neil Magny (171) vs. Robbie Lawler (171)
Flyweight: Alexa Grasso (126) vs. Ji Yeon Kim (126)
Featherweight: Ricardo Lamas (145) vs. Bill Algeo (146)
Light heavyweight: Magomed Ankalaev (205) vs. Ion Cutelaba (205.5)
Preliminary card (ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET)
Middleweight: Maki Pitolo (184.5) vs. Impa Kasanganay (185.5)
Middleweight: Zak Cummings (185) vs. Alessio Di Chirico (184)
Featherweight: Alex Caceres (145) vs. Austin Springer (151)*
Welterweight: Sean Brady (170.5) vs. Christian Aguilera (170)
Strawweight: Emily Whitmire (115.5) vs. Polyana Viana (116)
Strawweight: Mallory Martin (115.5) vs. Hannah Cifers (117)**
*Austin Springer misses weight by 5 lbs. His bout with Caceres will proceed as a catchweight bout. Springer will forfeit 30 percent of his purse to Caceres.
**Hannah Cifers misses weight by 1 lb. Her fight with Martin will proceed as a catchweight bout. Cifers will forfeit 20 percent of her purse to Martin.
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