Perfect on the scales for Retribution: All nine fights greenlit for MFC 26

Posted on | September 9, 2010 | No Comments

By MFC Staff

All 18 fighters including lightweight title-holder Antonio “Mandingo” McKee and his challenger Luciano Azevedo were perfect as the official weigh-in for MFC 26: Retribution was held Thursday at City Centre Mall in Edmonton, Alberta.

McKee (23-3-2), who is unbeaten in seven years, hit the scale at 154.4 while Azevedo (16-8), the only fighter to hold a victory over pound-for-pound top-10er Jose Aldo, stepped off at 154.2

In the night’s other co-main event for the show to be held at the River Cree Resort and Casino, ATT Atlanta product Douglas “The Phenom” Lima (14-4) weighed in at 170.8 while home-town hero Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford (12-2) flexed his muscles after hitting 169.4.

MFC 26: Retribution
Official Weigh-In Results

Co-Main Event – Welterweight
Douglas Lima – 170.8
Ryan Ford – 169.4

Co-Main Event – MFC Lightweight Title
Luciano Azevedo – 154.2
Antonio McKee – 154.4

Middleweight
Jesse Taylor – 185.0
Tom Watson – 182.8

Light Heavyweight
Mike Nickels – 204.2
Dwayne Lewis – 204.6

Middleweight
Solomon Hutcherson – 185.0
David Heath – 184.6

Lightweight
Curtis Demarce – 154.6
Tyson Steele – 155.4

Middleweight
Andrew Buckland – 184.4
Ford Robertson – 183.6

Catchweight (179 lb. limit)
Ryan Ballingall – 176.4
Aaron Berke – 177.2

Lightweight
Theo Brisley – 153.2
Chad Freeman – 155.0