Bellator 61 weigh-in results: Maiquel Falcao makes weight on second attempt
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Mar 15, 2012 at 6:20 pm ET
All but one of the fighters competing at Friday's Bellator 61 event today made weight on their first attempt at the event's official weigh-ins. But he made it on the second.
Today's festivities took place at the Orleans Room at Horseshoe Riverdome in Bossier City, La.
The same venue hosts Friday's event, which includes a main card on MTV2 (and in high-definition on EPIX) with prelims streaming on on Spike.com.
All of the night's season-six middleweight-tournament fighters were on weight except for UFC fighter Maiquel Falcao (186.6 pounds on first attempt), who meets Norman Paraisy (186). However, on his second attempt, Falcao weighed 186 and has been cleared for the fight.
Falcao and Paraisy took the event's headlining spot when Eric Prindle was forced out of a main event with fellow heavyweight Thiago Santos earlier today due to flu-like symptoms after a tough weight cut.
The full Bellator 61 weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD (MTV2)
Maiquel Falcao (186)* vs. Norman Paraisy (186) - middleweight-tourney opening round
Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (185.6) vs. Victor O'Donnell (186) - middleweight-tourney opening round
Giva Santana (186) vs. Bruno Santos (185.2) - middleweight-tourney opening round
Brian Rogers (186) vs. Vitor Vianna (185.6) - middleweight-tourney opening round
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike.com)
Brent Taylor (165.2) vs. Josh Quayhagen (164.6)
Derrick Krantz (170.4) vs. Eric Scallan (170.4)
Jeremy Myers (141) vs. Jason Sampson (134.6)
Trey Houston (185) vs. Jeremiah Riggs (185.8)
* - Weighed 186.6 on first attempt but 186 on second
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Mar 15, 2012 at 6:20 pm ET
All but one of the fighters competing at Friday's Bellator 61 event today made weight on their first attempt at the event's official weigh-ins. But he made it on the second.
Today's festivities took place at the Orleans Room at Horseshoe Riverdome in Bossier City, La.
The same venue hosts Friday's event, which includes a main card on MTV2 (and in high-definition on EPIX) with prelims streaming on on Spike.com.
All of the night's season-six middleweight-tournament fighters were on weight except for UFC fighter Maiquel Falcao (186.6 pounds on first attempt), who meets Norman Paraisy (186). However, on his second attempt, Falcao weighed 186 and has been cleared for the fight.
Falcao and Paraisy took the event's headlining spot when Eric Prindle was forced out of a main event with fellow heavyweight Thiago Santos earlier today due to flu-like symptoms after a tough weight cut.
The full Bellator 61 weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD (MTV2)
Maiquel Falcao (186)* vs. Norman Paraisy (186) - middleweight-tourney opening round
Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (185.6) vs. Victor O'Donnell (186) - middleweight-tourney opening round
Giva Santana (186) vs. Bruno Santos (185.2) - middleweight-tourney opening round
Brian Rogers (186) vs. Vitor Vianna (185.6) - middleweight-tourney opening round
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike.com)
Brent Taylor (165.2) vs. Josh Quayhagen (164.6)
Derrick Krantz (170.4) vs. Eric Scallan (170.4)
Jeremy Myers (141) vs. Jason Sampson (134.6)
Trey Houston (185) vs. Jeremiah Riggs (185.8)
* - Weighed 186.6 on first attempt but 186 on second