The UFC Fight Night Atlantic City weigh-ins are in the books and there were some mishaps the day before the big event. Two fighters, Kevin Lee and Aspen Ladd, missed weight for their respective fights, as Lee missed🎐 by 1 pouജnd and Ladd missed by 1.8 pounds.
Lee would issue the following statement t🀅hrough ꦓboth Instagram and Twitter:
30+ fights and over 400 wrestling matches in my career, for first time 💙ever I miꦺss weight. Ran outta time but imma still put on a show fr
— Kevin MTP Lee (@MoTownPhenom)
Outside of the two competitors missing weight, one fight was canceled as Magomed Bibulatov was pulled from a fight against Ulka Saska after the state athletic commission deemed him medically 🦋unfit to fight due to an alleged back injury.
Sasa🅰ki did issue a statement on the matter through Instagram:
A second fight has now been pulled f♔rom the card as Leslie Smith has refused to fight Aspen Ladd after Ladd missed weight by 1.8 pounds.
Ladd issued the following statement o𓂃n Twitter about the situatiꦬon:
I apologize to my opp𒁃onent my team, my fam and all the fans. I was 1.8 lbs over, I was told she would not take the fight. We offered an additional $5,000 along with the 20% purse deduction, no go on her end, I tried to make it right.
— Aspen Ladd (@AspenLaddMMA)
Here are the full UFC Fight Night Atl♒antic City weigh-i♏n results:
Main Card (10pm EST., Fox Sports 1)
Edson Barboza (155.6) vs. Kevin Lee (157) *1
Frankie Edgar (145.6) vs. Cub Swanson (145)
Chase Sherman (247) vs. Justin Willis (265.4)
David Branch (186) vs. Thiago “Marreta” Santos ꧑(185.8🅷)
Brett Johns (135.8) vs. Aljamain Sterling (135.2)
Dan Hooker (155.6) vs. Jim Miller (155.4)
Preliminary Card (8pm EST., Fox Sports 1) *2
Alex Garcia (171) vs. Ryan LaFlare (170.6)
Siyar Bahadurzada (171) vs. Luan Chagas (170)
Corey Anderson (205) vs. Patrick Cummins (205.6)
Preliminary Card (7pm EST., UFC Fight Pass)
Aspen Ladd (137.8)*3 vs. Leslie Smith (135.4)
Merab Dvalishvili (135.2) vs. Ricky Simon (135.8)
Tony Martin (170.6) vs. Keita Nakamura (170.6)
Notes
*1: Missed weight by 1 pound
*2: One fight from the UFC Fight Pass portion of the preliminary card is going to be moved to the FS1 version afte🌞r the cancellation of the Sasaki/Bibulatov bout
*3: Missed weight by 1.8 pounds
