{"id":378660,"date":"2021-03-12T08:17:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T16:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=378660"},"modified":"2021-03-12T11:24:57","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T19:24:57","slug":"ufc-vegas-21-weigh-in-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-vegas-21-weigh-in-results\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Vegas 21 weigh-in results: Edwards, Muhammad hit marks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday night, the UFC will return to our screens with the anticipated UFC Vegas 21 card out of the promotion&#8217;s Apex facility.<\/p>\n<p>UFC Vegas 21 will be <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/pro-fighters-make-their-picks-for-leon-edwards-vs-belal-muhammad\/\">headlined<\/a> by a dynamite welterweight scrap between the division&#8217;s No. 3-ranked contender, Leon Edwards, and its No. 13 contender, Belal Muhammad. Edwards was originally slated to fight the unranked Khamzat Chimaev in the card&#8217;s headliner, but accepted a short-notice fight with Muhammad when Chimaev was forced off the card with health issues.<\/p>\n<p>This bout will be Edwards&#8217; first since July, 2019, when he defeated Rafael dos Anjos by decision, and his opportunity to earn a shot a UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. Muhammad, meanwhile, will be looking to spring a significant upset and vault up the welterweight rankings in the direction of the champion.<\/p>\n<p>The UFC Vegas 21 card will be co-headlined by a light heavyweight fight between Misha Cirkunov and Ryan Spann, both ranked contenders. Other highlights of this exciting looking card include a featherweight fight between Dan Ige and Gavin Tucker, a flyweight battle between former RIZIN champ Manel Kape and Matheus Nicolau, a middleweight fight between Darren Stewart and Eryk Anders, and a strawweight showdown between Angela Hill and Ashley Yoder.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday at noon ET, the fighters on the UFC Vegas 21 lineup will step onto the scale to weigh-in for battle. See the weigh-in results for the card below (via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2021\/03\/ufc-fight-night-187-leon-edwards-belal-muhammad-weigh-in-results-live-video-stream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Junkie<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><em>**Refresh for updates**<\/em><\/p>\n<p>UFC Vegas 21 Main Card | 8:00pm ET on ESPN+<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leon Edwards (170.5) vs. Belal Muhammad (170)<\/li>\n<li>Misha Cirkunov (205) vs. Ryan Spann (206.5)*<\/li>\n<li>Dan Ige (145.5) vs. Gavin Tucker (146)<\/li>\n<li>Davey Grant (135.5) vs. Jonathan Martinez (136)<\/li>\n<li>Manel Kape (125.5) vs. Matheus Nicolau (125.5)<\/li>\n<li>Eryk Anders (186) vs. Darren Stewart (185.5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>UFC Vegas 21 Preliminary Card | 5:00pm ET on ESPN+<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Angela Hill (115.5) vs. Ashley Yoder (116)<\/li>\n<li>Ray Rodriguez (135.5) vs. Rani Yahya (136)<\/li>\n<li>Charles Jourdain (145.5) vs. Marcelo Rojo (145.5)<\/li>\n<li>Rafa Garcia (156) vs. Nasrat Haqparast (156)<\/li>\n<li>J.J. Aldrich (125.5) vs. Cortney Casey (126)<\/li>\n<li>Gloria de Paula (115.5) vs. Jinh Yu Frey (115.5)<\/li>\n<li>Matthew Semelsberger (169.5) vs. Jason Witt (171)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>* Spann missed weight by 0.5 pounds on his first attempt. He&#8217;ll be granted one extra hour<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Which fights on this exciting card are you most anticipating?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday night, the UFC will return to our screens with the anticipated UFC Vegas 21 card out of the promotion&#8217;s Apex facility. UFC Vegas 21 will be headlined by a dynamite welterweight scrap between the division&#8217;s No. 3-ranked contender, Leon Edwards, and its No. 13 contender, Belal Muhammad. 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