UFC Wichita weigh-in results: Derrick Lewis, Junior dos Santos hit marks

By Tom Taylor - March 8, 2019

On Saturday night, the UFC will debut in the great state of Kansas with the compelling UFC Wichita card.

Derrick Lewis, UFC rankings

This card will be topped by a clash of heavyweight knockout artists, as former champion Junior dos Santos collides with recent title challenger Derrick Lewis. The co-headliner, meanwhile, will see Brazilian action star Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos take on American knockout artist Curtis Millender in a fight that is guaranteed to produce fireworks.

Elsewhere on the UFC Wichita bill, we’ll witness the return of former heavyweight contender Ben Rothwell, who will take on former World Series of Fighting kingpin Blagoy Ivanov, as well as appearances from fighters like Tim Boetsch, Beneil Dariush, Tim Means and Anthony Rocco Martin.

On Friday morning, the 26 fighters on this 13-fight UFC Wichita card stepped onto the scales to weigh in for battle.

Here are the full weigh-in results (via MMAjunkie):

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The Main Card | 8 pm ET on ESPN+

  • Derrick Lewis (265.5) vs. Junior Dos Santos (246.5)
  • Curtis Millender (170) vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (170.5)
  • Tim Means (171) vs. Niko Price (170.5)
  • Blagoy Ivanov (254.5) vs. Ben Rothwell (264.5)
  • Beneil Dariush (156) vs. Drew Dober (156)
  • Omari Akhmedov (184) vs. Tim Boetsch (185)

The Prelims | 5:00 pm ET on ESPN+

  • Anthony Rocco Martin (170.5) vs. Sergio Moraes (171)
  • Yana Kunitskaya (135) vs. Marion Reneau (134.5)
  • Grant Dawson (145.5) vs. Julian Erosa (145)
  • Maurice Greene (264.5) vs. Jeff Hughes (254)
  • Matt Schnell (135) vs. Louis Smolka (135.5)
  • Alex Morono (170.5) vs. Zak Ottow (171)
  • Dan Moret (155.5) vs. Alex White (154.5)

The full UFC Wichita card airs on ESPN+. Get a free trial here.

This article first appeared on BJPENN.COM on 3/8/2019.

This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM

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