Eduarda Moura may need to think about altering divisions.
The Brazilian was the lone fighter to overlook weight at Friday’s official weigh-ins for UFC Louisville, which takes place Saturday at KFC Yum! Heart. Although Moura solely missed by half a pound, coming in at 116.5, she has now missed weight in each of her UFC appearances since being signed off of the Contender Collection in August 2023.
See Moura’s weigh-in gaffe beneath.
Moura beforehand missed weight for her UFC debut in opposition to Montserrat Conejo. For that combat, Moura weighed in at 119.5 kilos, 3.5 kilos over the strawweight restrict. She has been scheduled to compete on the 115-pound restrict for her previous 4 fights, however has booked bouts in greater weight lessons previous to becoming a member of the UFC.
The primary occasion weigh-ins went off and not using a hitch as middleweight contenders Jared Cannonier and Nassourdine Imavov—No. 5 and No. 11, respectively, within the MMA Preventing International Rankings—each efficiently made weight at 185 kilos.
A number of different fighters had issue on the scale, together with Montana De La Rosa, Denise Gomes, Brad Katona, and Punahele Soriano. All got here in heavy on their first makes an attempt, however after stripping down and weighing in once more with protection from a field, they hit the mark to make their bouts official.
See official UFC Louisville weigh-in outcomes beneath.
Essential Card (ESPN and ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
Jared Cannonier (185) vs. Nassourdine Imavov (185)
Dominick Reyes (205) vs. Dustin Jacoby (204.5)
Raul Rosas Jr. (136) vs. Ricky Turcios (136)
Brunno Ferreira (186) vs. Dustin Stoltzfus (184.5)
Julian Marquez (185.5) vs. Zachary Reese (185)
Miguel Baeza (171) vs. Punahele Soriano (171)
Preliminary Card (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)
Thiago Moises (156) vs. Ludovit Klein (156)
Charlie Radtke (171) vs. Carlos Prates (169.5)
Brad Katona (136) vs. Jesse Butler (136)
Andrea Lee (126) vs. Montana De La Rosa (126)
John Castaneda (136) vs. Daniel Marcos (135.25)
Eduarda Moura (116.5)* vs. Denise Gomes (116)
Cody Stamann (135.75) vs. Taylor Lapilus (135.5)
Rayanne dos Santos (116) vs. Puja Tomar (116)
*Moura missed weight. Her bout with Denise Gomes proceeds as a catchweight with Moura forfeiting 20 % of her purse as penalty, per UFC
