Hernandez Seven Pounds Heavier Than Dumas At UFC Vegas 121
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Luis Hernandez will carry a seven-pound weight advantage into his short-notice fight with Sedriques Dumas at UFC Vegas 121 on Saturday.
Hernandez stepped in Thursday to replace Mickey Gall against Dumas, bumping the matchup from middleweight to heavyweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">light heavyweight. At Friday's weigh-ins, Hernandez hit 204 pounds while Dumas weighed 197, according to MMA Fighting.
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Main Event Fighters Make Weight
Raul Rosas Jr. and Raoni Barcelos both successfully made weight for Saturday's bantamweight main event at the UFC Apex. Rosas used the one-pound allowance for non-title fights and came in at 136 pounds, while Barcelos hit the championship mark of 135.
The co-main event pits fourth-ranked Norma Dumont against fifth-ranked Ailin Perez in a women's bantamweight bout, with both fighters weighing 136 pounds. John Castaneda required a second trip to the scale after initially missing weight by half a pound, but he successfully made the limit on his second attempt.
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UFC Vegas 121 streams exclusively on Paramount+ with prelims starting at 5 p.m. ET and the main card at 8 p.m. ET.
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- MMA Fighting — UFC Vegas 121 weigh-in results: Luis Hernandez seven pounds heavier than Sedriques Dumas for short-notice fight
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