ALL 22 FIGHTERS ON WEIGHT FOR UFC'S FIRST EVENT IN CALGARY
Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Top bantamweight contenders "The California Kid" Urijah Faber and Renan Barão each weighed in at 135 pounds this afternoon at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, making official tomorrow night's UFC interim bantamweight championship bout. The title fight headlines the Pay-Per-View card which airs at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
UFC® 149: FABER VS. BARÃO weigh-in results:
Facebook Prelims (6:45 p.m. ET/3:45 p.m. PT) .
Lightweight bout: Mitch Clarke 155 lbs vs Anton Kuivanen 156 lbs
Featherweight bout: Antonio Carvalho 145 lbs vs Daniel Pineda 145 lbs
UFC on FX, Sportsnet (Canada) Prelims (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT)
Bantamweight Bout: Bryan Caraway 135.5 lbs vs Mitch Gagnon 135 lbs
Light Heavyweight Bout: Ryan Jimmo 205 lbs vs Anthony Perosh 205.5 lbs
Bantamweight Bout: Roland Delorme 135 lbs vs Francisco Rivera 136 lbs
Middleweight Bout: Court McGee 185.5 lbs vs Nick Ring 185 lbs
Pay-Per-View (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT)
Welterweight Bout: Chris Clements 170 lbs vs Matt Riddle 170.8 lbs
Welterweight Bout: Brian Ebersole 171 lbs vs James Head 170 lbs
Heavyweight Bout: Cheick Kongo 231 lbs vs Shawn Jordan 250 lbs
Co-Main Event - Middleweight Bout
Hector Lombard 185.5 lbs vs Tim Boetsch 186 lbs
Main Event - Interim Bantamweight Title Bout
Urijah Faber 135 lbs vs Renan Barão 135 lbs
UFC® 149: FABER vs. BARAO, which is presented by Ultimate Poker, to win your Ultimate UFC Experience, visit UltimatePoker.com, is set for July 21 at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The sold out event will be available live on Pay-Per-View at 10 p.m. EST/7 p.m. PST on UFC.TV, iN DEMAND, DirecTV, DISH Network, Avail-TVN, and in Canada on Shaw Communications, Bell TV, Sasktel and Viewer s Choice Canada for a suggested retail price of $44.99 US/$49.99 CAN for Standard Definition and $54.99 US/$59.99 CAN for High Definition.
For more information or current fight news, visit www.ufc.com.
All bouts live and subject to change.
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