UFC 207 weigh-ins: Ronda, Amanda, Dom & Cody square off
Ronda Rousey returns to the Octagon for the first time in a year Friday night and you can see her, women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes, men’s bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, challenger Cody Garbrandt and more with the ceremonial UFC 207 weigh-ins.
Nearly everyone made weight at the official weigh-ins Thursday morning with the exception of former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks and Ray Borg. Hendricks has had a history of struggles making 170 which might have finally hit a breaking point on Thursday.
Rousey was the first person to hit the scales, did so, and then left without posing or waiting for the traditional media pictures.
This year’s New Year’s Weekend show happens on a Friday night and has had little support from Rousey on the promotional front due to a much-discussed media blackout. Garbrandt and Cruz have done their part with Garbrandt and Cruz entourage member Jeremy Stephens getting into a non-filmed skirmish prior to Cruz weighing in.
Expect some separations and vitriol with the weigh-ins Thursday night.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.