Dos Anjos, Alvarez on weight for UFC Fight Night 90 title fight
UFC Fight Night 90 headliners Rafael dos Anjos and Eddie Alvarez are set for their lightweight championship match on Thursday.
Both fighters made the 155-pound limit on the dot to make the match official.
"I've been waiting for this day my whole life," Alvarez said. He is the first former Bellator champion to challenge for UFC gold.
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All 24 fighters made weight Wednesday morning in Las Vegas. They were then brought out in the afternoon for a ceremonial weigh-in and faceoffs at the T-Mobile Arena Plaza.
For complete results of the weigh-ins for UFC Fight Night 90, see the video below:
Main Card
Rafael dos Anjos (155) vs. Eddie Alvarez (155)
Roy Nelson (263) vs. Derrick Lewis (265.5)
Alan Jouban (170) vs. Belal Muhammad (170)
Joseph Duffy (155.5) vs. Mitch Clarke (155.5)
Preliminaries
Mike Pyle (170.5) vs. Alberto Mina (171)
John Makdessi (155) vs. Mehdi Baghdad (155.5)
Anthony Birchak (135.5) vs. Dileno Lopes (135)
Russell Doane (135.5) vs. Pedro Munhoz (135)
Felipe Arantes (136) vs. Jerrod Sanders (136)
Gilbert Burns (155) vs. Lukasz Sajewski (156)
Marco Beltran (136) vs. Reginaldo Vieira (134.5)
Vicente Luque (170) vs. Alvaro Herrera (171)
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