Hernandez Seven Pounds Heavier Than Dumas At UFC Vegas 121

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.

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.

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