WEC 40 weigh-in results; Budnik misses weight
Today’s weigh-ins for WEC 40 were held at a packed ballroom at a hotel near the UIC Pavilion, host to tomorrow’s event. The Chicago crowd was loud and raucous on their hometown boys Miguel Torres and Jeff Curran. Several young students from Torres Martial Arts were on hand to cheer for the leader of their gym.
Miguel Torres 135 lbs. vs. Takeya Mizugaki 135 lbs.
Joseph Benavidez 134 lbs. vs. Jeff Curran 135 lbs.
Ben Henderson 156 lbs. vs. Shane Roller 156 lbs.
Rafael Assuncao 146 lbs. vs. Jameel Massouh 145.5 lbs.
Anthony Njokuani 156 lbs. vs. Bart Palaszewski 155 lbs.
Dominick Cruz 135 lbs. vs. Ivan Lopez 134.5 lbs.
Wagnney Fabiano 146 lbs. vs. Fredson Paixao 144 lbs.
Eddie Wineland 135 lbs. vs. Rani Yahya 136 lbs.
Akitoshi Tamura 135.5 lbs. vs. Manny Tapia 135.5 lbs.
Mike Budnik 149 lbs. vs. Rafael Dias 145 lbs.*
*This fight will be fought at a catch weight of 149 lbs.
Several fighters didn’t make weight on their first try and had to strip down in order to make weight, but only Budnik didn’t make weight.
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