UFC 316 Weigh-In Results: Da Silva Misses, Title Fights Confirmed

The official weigh-ins for UFC 316 saw a significant weight miss, but the main title fights were confirmed without issue.

Flyweight veteran Ariane da Silva weighed in at 132 pounds for her scheduled 125-pound bout against Wang Cong. This is six pounds over the non-title limit, which includes a one-pound allowance. Her opponent, Wang Cong, successfully made weight at 125 pounds.

Sources close to the negotiations confirmed that despite the miss, the fight between da Silva and Wang will proceed as a catchweight bout. As a penalty for missing weight, da Silva will forfeit 30 percent of her fight purse. Wang Cong reportedly expressed sympathy for da Silva on social media regarding the situation.

In more positive news, all four competitors in the two bantamweight championship fights successfully made weight, ensuring Saturday`s top bouts will go ahead as planned.

Men`s Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili weighed in slightly under the limit at 134 pounds. His opponent for the championship rematch, Sean O’Malley, also successfully hit the championship mark at 135 pounds.

In the women`s bantamweight title fight, champion Julianna Peña weighed in at 135 pounds for her first defense of her second title reign. Challenger Kayla Harrison also made the 135-pound limit, a notable achievement for the two-time PFL tournament champion who previously competed primarily at 145 pounds and had never officially weighed below 136 pounds for her professional fights.

Aside from Ariane da Silva, all other fighters scheduled to compete on the UFC 316 card successfully made their contracted weight.

UFC 316 is scheduled to take place on Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Official Weigh-In Results:

*Ariane da Silva missed weight for her bout against Wang Cong. The fight will proceed at a catchweight, with da Silva forfeiting 30 percent of her purse.