Bellator 299 weigh-in results: Title fight official, one fighter heavy in Dublin
The official weigh-ins for Bellator’s return to Dublin are in the books, and all but one fighter on the card hit their marks.
In the main event, middleweight champion Johnny Eblen (13-0 MMA, 9-0 BMMA) defends his title against Fabian Edwards (12-2 MMA, 8-2 BMMA), who hit the mark at 185 pounds. Eblen came in slightly under championship weight at 184.6.
In the co-headliner, Pedro Carvalho (13-7 MMA, 6-4 BMMA) faces Aaron Pico (11-4 MMA, 11-4 BMMA) at featherweight. Former title challenger Carvalho weighed in at 145.6; Pico weighed in at 145.2.
Featherweight Piotr Niedzielski (17-6 MMA, 1-2 BMMA) missed weight for his prelim fight against undefeated Khasan Magomedsharipov (8-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA). He weighed in at 147.8 pounds and will be fined a percentage of his purse. Magomedsharipov was on weight at 145.6.
The weigh-ins took place at the Bellator host hotel. The nearby 3Arena in Dublin, hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
The full Bellator 299 weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD (Showtime (4 p.m. ET)
Champ Johnny Eblen (184.6) vs. Fabian Edwards (185) – for middleweight title
Pedro Carvalho (145.6) vs. Aaron Pico (145.2)
Mads Burnell (144.4) vs. Daniel Weichel (145.6)
Sara Collins (145.3) vs. Sinead Kavanagh (145.8)
Levan Chokheli (169.9) vs. Sabah Homasi (170.2)
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 11 a.m. ET)
Daniele Miceli (170.2) vs. Peter Queally (170.2)
Mansour Barnaoui (155.2) vs. Jay Jay Wilson (156)
Gregory Babene (185.8) vs. Charlie Ward (185.8)
Ciaran Clarke (139.6) vs. Przemyslaw Gorny (139.2) – 140-pound contract weight
Roman Faraldo (170.8) vs. Luca Poclit (169.8)
Khasan Magomedsharipov (145.6) vs. Piotr Niedzielski (147.8)*
Darragh Kelly (145.2) vs. Jelle Zeegers (145.4)
Brian Moore (145.4) vs. Otto Rodrigues (145)
Davy Gallon (155.2) vs. Attila Korkmaz (155)
Asael Adjoudj (145.6) vs. Ibrahim Al-Faqih Hassan (146)
Kenny Mokhonoana (145.5) vs. Josh O’Connor (145.8)
Romain Debienne (171) vs. Nicolo Solli (170.6)
Kasim Aras (253.6) vs. Sergey Bilostenniy (246.2)
Mark Ewen (155) vs. Noah Gugnon (155.6)
Chiara Penco (115.2) vs. Mackenzie Stiller (115.8)
*Niedzielski missed the featherweight limit and will be fined a percentage of his purse.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for Bellator 299.