Luana Santos' move to bantamweight hit a snag as she missed weight at the official weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 83, coming in at 139 pounds, three pounds over the 135-pound limit. This resulted in her bout with Stephanie Egger proceeding at a catchweight, with Santos forfeiting 20 percent of her purse as a penalty.
Santos, who recently competed at flyweight with a victory over Juliana Miller, had previously made appearances at bantamweight before her UFC debut.
For Egger, this marks the second consecutive fight in which her opponent has missed weight. In her last bout, she faced Irina Alekseeva, who was four pounds over the bantamweight limit.
Despite these weight issues, the bantamweight headliners Song Yadong and Chris Gutierrez successfully made weight. Gutierrez's weigh-in had a bit of drama, requiring extra time for him to strip down and successfully hit the scale at 136 pounds.
In the co-main event, light heavyweights Anthony Smith and Khalil Rountree also successfully made weight at 205.5 pounds and 204 pounds, respectively.
Official UFC Vegas 83 Weigh-in Results:
Main Card (ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET):
- Song Yadong (136) vs. Chris Gutierrez (136)
- Anthony Smith (205.5) vs. Khalil Rountree (204)
- Nasrat Haqparast (156) vs. Jamie Mullarkey (156)
- Tim Elliott (136) vs. Sumudaerji (136)
- Jun Yong Park (185.5) vs. Andre Muniz (186)
Prelims (ESPN+ at 7:30 p.m. ET):
- Song Kenan (170.5) vs. Kevin Jousset (170.5)
- Hyun Sung Park (126) vs. Shannon Ross (126)
- Steve Garcia (155) vs. Melquizael Costa (155.5)
- Luana Santos (139)* vs. Stephanie Egger (135)
- Tatsuro Taira (125.5) vs. Carlos Hernandez (125)
- Rayanne Amanda (115) vs. Talita Alencar (116)
*Santos missed weight. Her bout with Stephanie Egger proceeds at a catchweight, with Santos forfeiting 20 percent of her purse as a penalty.
