PHOENIX – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official Bellator 273 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at 11 a.m. ET (8 a.m. PT).
The weigh-ins take place at the Bellator host hotel in in Phoenix. The nearby Footprint Center hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Among those weighing in are heavyweight champion Ryan Bader (28-7 MMA, 6-2 BMMA) and interim champ Valentin Moldavsky (11-1 MMA, 6-0 BMMA), who fight in the main event. In the co-feature, former UFC and WEC lightweight champ Benson Henderson (28-11 MMA, 5-6 BMMA) takes on Islam Mamedov (20-1-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) at lightweight.
The full Bellator 273 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET)
Champ Ryan Bader () vs. interim champ Valentin Moldavsky () – for heavyweight title
Benson Henderson () vs. Islam Mamedov ()
Henry Corrales () vs. Aiden Lee ()
Sabah Homasi () vs. Jaleel Willis ()
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 7 p.m. ET)
Enrique Barzola () vs. Darrion Caldwell ()
Saad Awad () vs. Chris Gonzalez ()
Duane Johnson () vs. Dalton Rosta ()
Sullivan Cauley () vs. Ben Parrish ()
Lucas Brennan () vs. Benjamin Lugo ()
Nikita Mikhailov () vs. Blaine Shutt ()