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Headliners on weight for UFC Orlando; Perez comes in heavy

Bruce Fedyck / USA TODAY Sports

UFC on FOX 28's weigh-ins were met with only one hiccup.

Both Josh Emmett and Jeremy Stephens hit the divisional mark for Saturday's featherweight main event in Orlando, Fla. with Alex Perez - the bill's sole transgressor - giving up 20 percent of his purse for missing the flyweight limit for his date with Eric Shelton by half a pound after two walks to the scale.

Former bantamweight champ Renan Barao made weight without incident for his divisional return opposite Brian Kelleher, tipping the scales at 136 pounds.

The ritual's complete results are as follows:

Main Card

  • Josh Emmett (146) vs. Jeremy Stephens (146)
  • Jessica Andrade (116) vs. Tecia Torres (116)
  • Ovince Saint Preux (206) vs. Ilir Latifi (206)
  • Mike Perry (170.5) vs. Max Griffin (170)

Preliminaries

  • Renan Barao (136) vs. Brian Kelleher (136)
  • Sara McMann (135.5) vs. Marion Reneau (136)
  • Angela Hill (116) vs. Maryna Moroz (114)
  • Ben Saunders (171) vs. Alan Jouban (171)

Fight Pass prelims

  • Sam Alvey (206) vs. Marcin Prachnio (205.5)
  • Rani Yahya (136) vs. Russell Doane (136)
  • Eric Shelton (126) vs. Alex Perez (126.5)
  • Albert Morales (135) vs. Manny Bermudez (136)

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