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Title bouts set as headliners make weight for Bellator 186

Jason Silva / USA TODAY

Bellator's trip to Penn State is officially set.

Every fighter competing on the main card of Friday's Bellator 186 made weight when tipping the scales at Thursday's weigh-ins. Ryan Bader will defend his light heavyweight crown against Linton Vassell in the headlining bout at Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pa., with former foes Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and Emily Ducote clashing in the outfit's first women's flyweight championship bout in the co-headliner.

Penn State wrestling standouts Phil Davis and Ed Ruth are also slated to compete on the bill opposite Leo Leite and Chris Dempsey, respectively.

The weigh-ins' full results are as follows (courtesy of MMAjunkie):

Main Card

  • Light Heavyweight Championship: Ryan Bader (204.5) vs. Linton Vassell (204.6)
  • Inaugural Women's Flyweight Championship: Ilima-Lei MacFarlane (124.5) vs. Emily Ducote (123.9)
  • Light Heavyweight: Phil Davis (205.8) vs. Leo Leite (206)
  • Middleweight: Chris Dempsey (184.8) vs. Ed Ruth (185.9)
  • Lightweight: Saad Awad (155.6) vs. Zach Freeman (155.3)

Prelims

  • Catchweight (150 lbs): Scott Clymer (149.3) vs. Michael Benjamin Putnam (149.1)
  • Catchweight (165 lbs): Brett Martinez (165.1) vs. Mike Wilkins (163.6)
  • Featherweight: Mike Otwell (145.5) vs. Michael Trizano (145.4)
  • Bantamweight: Matthew Lozano (135.2) vs. Dominic Mazzotta (136)
  • Welterweight: Matt Secor (169.8) vs. Logan Storley (170.8)
  • Featherweight: Jonathan Bonilla-Bowman (145.8) vs. Tywan Claxton (145.8)
  • Featherweight: Frankie Buenafuente (145.5) vs. Francis Healy (144.9)
  • Featherweight: Ethan Goss (145.1) vs. Andrew Salas (144.8)
  • Middleweight: Josh Fremd (185.6) vs. Ryan Parker (183.9)

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