Frank Mir, Antonio Silva make weight for UFC Fight Night 61
The heavyweight fight between Frank Mir and Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva is on for UFC Fight Night 61.
Both fighters made weight Saturday ahead of their main card clash Sunday in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Antonio 'Bigfoot' Silva vs Frank Mir #UFCFightNight61 Weigh-in Picture pic.twitter.com/7VZmCFcwYu
— Jay Russell MMA (@JayRussellMMA) February 21, 2015
Mir, the former heavyweight champion, weighed in at 261 pounds while Silva tipped the scale at 264 in his native country.
Meanwhile, Brazil's Edson Barboza (156) and Mike Johnson (155) also each made weight for the co-main event lightweight bout.
One fight was lost during weigh-ins.
T.J. Waldburger was forced to bow out of his preliminary card bout with Wendell Oliveira after falling ill while cutting weight. Both fighters will still be paid for the fight.
Main Card
Frank Mir (261) vs. Antonio Silva (264)
Edson Barboza (156) vs. Michael Johnson (155)
Sam Alvey (186) vs. Cezar Ferreira (185)
Rustam Khabilov (156) vs. Adriano Martins (156)
Iuri Alcantara (136) vs. Frankie Saenz (136)
Santiago Ponzinibbio (171) vs. Sean Strickland (171)
Prelim Card
Jessica Andrade (135) vs. Marion Reneau (134)
Matt Dwyer (170) vs. William Macario (168)
Mike De La Torre (146) vs. Tiago Trator (146)
Cody Gibson (135) vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade (135)
Ivan Jorge (155) vs. Josh Shockley (155)