NEW YORK – The fights are official for Bellator’s Saturday return to pay-per-view at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Today, the fighters stepped on the scale in Manhattan to make weight for their bouts, and those at the top end of the bill all hit their marks without issue. That includes a trio of title fights, as well as two highly anticipated fights in the main and co-main events.
But perhaps most interesting was preliminary card bantamweight Sergio da Silva, who was scheduled for a 130-pound catchweight fight against Matt Rizzo. Da Silva wasn’t close to the 130-pound mark – but appeared to try several different times to see if he could balance differently, or keep his heels off the scale, or even stand on it with one foot, all in the hopes of hitting the mark.
Da Silva came in at 137.6 pounds.
Check out the full video highlights from today’s official proceedings above.
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