WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia" weigh-in results
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:27 pm
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All 22 fighters taking part in Sunday's "WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia" in Corpus Christi, Texas, have hit the scales and successfully made weight for the event.
The weigh-ins took place at the unusual local time of 10:00 a.m. at the American Bank Center Convention Center. The American Bank Center Arena plays host to WEC 39 Sunday night.
The American Bank Center Arena is in use Saturday night for an NCAA basketball game between Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Stephen F. Austin, forcing the odd weigh-in scheduling.
All fighters made weight without incident.
WEC featherweight champ Mike Brown (20-4 MMA, 2-0 WEC) will put his title on the line for the first time against hard-hitting challenger Leonard Garcia (12-3 MMA, 3-0 WEC) in the evening's main event. Former lightweight champion Rob McCullough (16-5 MMA, 7-3 WEC) also faces Texan Marcus Hicks (8-1 MMA, 3-1 WEC), while featherweight phenom Jose Aldo (13-1 MMA, 3-0 WEC) returns on just five weeks' rest to face 38-fight veteran Chris Mickle (26-11-1 MMA, 0-0 WEC).
Sunday night's main card airs live on VERSUS.
The full weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD
Champ Mike Brown (144.25) vs. Leonard Garcia (145)
Ricardo Lamas (154.5) vs. Bart Palaszewski (155.5)
Jose Aldo (145.5) vs. Chris Mickle (145)
Marcus Hicks (155.5) vs. Rob McCullough (156)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Phil Cardella (155.5) vs. Danny Castillo (156)
Marcos Galvao (136) vs. Damacio Page (136)
Johny Hendricks (171) vs. Alex Serdyukov (171)
Kenji Osawa (135.25) vs. Rafael Rebello (135.25)
Alex Karalexis (156) vs. Greg McIntyre (155)
Mike Budnik (145.25) vs. John Franchi (145)
Justin Haskins (170.25) vs. Mike Pierce (170)
All 22 fighters taking part in Sunday's "WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia" in Corpus Christi, Texas, have hit the scales and successfully made weight for the event.
The weigh-ins took place at the unusual local time of 10:00 a.m. at the American Bank Center Convention Center. The American Bank Center Arena plays host to WEC 39 Sunday night.
The American Bank Center Arena is in use Saturday night for an NCAA basketball game between Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Stephen F. Austin, forcing the odd weigh-in scheduling.
All fighters made weight without incident.
WEC featherweight champ Mike Brown (20-4 MMA, 2-0 WEC) will put his title on the line for the first time against hard-hitting challenger Leonard Garcia (12-3 MMA, 3-0 WEC) in the evening's main event. Former lightweight champion Rob McCullough (16-5 MMA, 7-3 WEC) also faces Texan Marcus Hicks (8-1 MMA, 3-1 WEC), while featherweight phenom Jose Aldo (13-1 MMA, 3-0 WEC) returns on just five weeks' rest to face 38-fight veteran Chris Mickle (26-11-1 MMA, 0-0 WEC).
Sunday night's main card airs live on VERSUS.
The full weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD
Champ Mike Brown (144.25) vs. Leonard Garcia (145)
Ricardo Lamas (154.5) vs. Bart Palaszewski (155.5)
Jose Aldo (145.5) vs. Chris Mickle (145)
Marcus Hicks (155.5) vs. Rob McCullough (156)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Phil Cardella (155.5) vs. Danny Castillo (156)
Marcos Galvao (136) vs. Damacio Page (136)
Johny Hendricks (171) vs. Alex Serdyukov (171)
Kenji Osawa (135.25) vs. Rafael Rebello (135.25)
Alex Karalexis (156) vs. Greg McIntyre (155)
Mike Budnik (145.25) vs. John Franchi (145)
Justin Haskins (170.25) vs. Mike Pierce (170)