Lemos Survives Scale Drama At UFC Vegas 120

Amanda Lemos needed three trips to the scale before successfully making weight for her strawweight bout at UFC Vegas 120, creating brief drama at Friday's weigh-ins before all 24 fighters were cleared for Saturday's card at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas.

Lemos initially registered 117 pounds on her first attempt, according to MMA Fighting. A second try moments later showed 116.5 pounds, still over the 116-pound strawweight limit. The Brazilian veteran finally hit the mark at 115.5 pounds on her third weigh-in, conducted behind a curtain. She faces Alexia Thainara on the main card.

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Gamrot vs. Salkilld Lightweight Clash Official

Headliners Mateusz Gamrot and Quillan Salkilld both clocked 155.5 pounds for their lightweight main event. Gamrot sits at No. 11 in the MMA Fighting rankings and is coming off a second-round submission win over Esteban Ribovics in April. Salkilld enters at No. 13 on the strength of a 5-0 UFC start that includes three consecutive first-round finishes, per BJ Penn.com.

The co-main event between Diego Ferreira and Billy Quarantillo is also set. Ferreira weighed 154.5 pounds while Quarantillo hit 155.5 for the lightweight matchup. Both fighters are looking to snap losing streaks, with Ferreira having gone 2-5 since his 2020 win over Anthony Pettis and Quarantillo facing a potential third straight defeat.

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The UFC Vegas 120 main card streams on Paramount+ at 8 p.m. ET Saturday, with prelims beginning at 5 p.m. ET. Darren Elkins faces Yadier del Valle in a featured featherweight bout.

Reported via:

• MMA Fighting — UFC Vegas 120 weigh-in video: Gamrot vs. Salkilld
• MMA Mania — UFC Vegas 120 early weigh ins video, live results | Gamrot vs. Salkilld
• BJPenn — UFC Vegas 120 weigh-ins survive scale mishap at last minute, Mateusz Gamrot vs. Quillan Salkilld official