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All of the weigh-ins for Saturday night's fights! Hit F5 or refresh as often as you like. They're giving us a DirecTV Cinema special on "Never Surrender" to kill some time before the official weigh-in recap starts. I've promised Aaron Dammit I'll review this film at some point and if it's now playing on DirecTV, that time will definitely come sooner than later.
We're at LanXess Arena (or so says Mike Goldberg - these TV specials have BS'd me before) and the weigh-ins are about to begin! Rogan: "Welcome to the weigh-ins! Applause for Logan, Arianny, Edith - professional hot chicks!" He puts over all the behind the scenes people; "Let's get this shit started Germany."
* Rick Story v. John Hathaway
Story is 7-2. He weighs in at 169. 'The Hitman' Hathaway is up next, with a record of 11-0. He weighs in at 170 even. Story gets nose to nose and throws a pose.
* Denis Stojnic v. Stefan Struve
Struve is 20-3 overall and weighs in first. He's 248. 'The Menace' is up next. He looks kind of flabby. Bitch tits even. He only weighs 241 but looks like he should weigh ten pounds more. WE GET A SHOVING MATCH BETWEEN THE TWO. Dana White has to break it up while Joe Rogan makes jokes.
* Paul Kelly v. Roli Delgado
The scruffy Delgado makes 155 as Rogan puts over his EPIC BEARD (it really is black, thick and manly). Kelly looks more like a bodybuilder than a fighter. He has an EIGHT-PACK. He weighs in at 156. Delgado SHOVES HIM HALFWAY ACROSS THE STAGE. A lot of drama at these weigh-ins! Rogan: "I don't know what's going on here today ladies and gentlemen."
* Paul Taylor v. Peter Sobotta
Taylor (9-4, 1 NC) is up first. He weighs in at 169, one pound under. Sobotta makes his way to the scale. He's 8-1. Sobotta takes his time peeling off several layers of clothing and steps on the scale to make 169 as well. No drama between these two - just a polite posedown and handshake. Joe Rogan: "Much better. No need to fight!"
* Dale Hartt v. Dennis Siver
Hartt is up first. He weighs in at 156. The 13-6 Siver has some nice cauliflower ear going on in HD. He too has several layers of clothing to strip off. Siver is 156 so it's even all around, although Hartt looks to be a little taller.
* Justin Buchholz v. Terry Etim
Justin weighs in first, peeling off the red Tapout shirt and trunks to make 155 even. Etim seems to be more popular, which really isn't a surprise to me. The ripped up Etim makes 156, shakes Dana's hand and poses with his opponent before a brotherly chest bump.
* Mirko Cro Cop v. Mostapha Al-Turk
Al-Turk weighs in first. He looks to be in good shape at 236. BIG POP FOR CRO COP. They're even chanting for him. Cro Cop weighs in at 233. Cro Cop and Al-Turk exchange a handshake before and after the pose.
* Spencer Fisher v. Caol Uno
Uno at 25-11-4 weighs in first and makes 155. 'King' Fisher comes in a pound under at 154. Uno bows to him before and after the pose.
* Marcus Davis v. Dan Hardy
Rogan puts this one over as "The grudge match of the century!" I suspect we'll see fireworks in this posedown too. Hardy is up to weigh in first, mohawk and all. 'The Outlaw' makes 170 even. Marcus Davis runs over to the crowd to get dap from some of the fans and comes up to the stage carrying a flag of Irleand, which someone takes from him before he steps on the scale. He's wearing bright green cloverleaf boxers and weighs in at a VERY ripped 171. Hardy glares, Davis mean mugs, but neither man tries anything. Surprising.
* Mike Swick v. Ben Saunders
Saunders at 7-0-2 is up first. 'Killer Bee' makes 169. Mike 'Quick' Swick heads to the stage with a 13-2 record overall. He too is 169. Both men are smiling as they pose.
* Cain Velasquez v. Cheick Kongo
Kongo is up first wearing an Ed Hardy shirt that says Germany. Am I the only person in the world who thinks these Ed Hardy shirts look incredibly stupid? Kongo weighs 230. Cain's "Team Velasquez" shirt looks much cooler by comparison. He steps on the scale and weighs in at 239. Kongo leans in REAL CLOSE during the weigh-in but Velasquez doesn't flinch.
* Wanderlei Silva v. Rich Franklin
Silva at 32-9-1 is up first. He gets a very nice pop from the crowd. He goes over to shake hands with everybody - Dana White, Joe Rogan, Bruce Buffer, you name them he wants them to know he appreciates them. Wanderlei keeps throwing t-shirts and merch to the crowd. He finally steps on the scale and weighs in at 194. 'Ace' gets a decent round of applause too, making his way to the stage at 26-4-1. He wastes no time getting his shirt and trunks off and steps on the scale weighing 194 too. A couple of the "professional hot chicks" were checking out his package as he got dressed. Franklin poses, Silva just glares at him, and Dana White thanks them both.
Rogan interviews Silva. "I'll do my best. Thanks so much for coming guys. Cheer for me tomorrow, I'm going to do my best!" Franklin interviewed next. "195 would be the perfect weight class if it existed but for now I'll stick to 205. Silva's got the meanest staredown in the business so I've been practicing for it as much as possible." Rogan and the crowd both laugh and Joe thanks Franklin as well as everybody for coming. That's the weigh-ins! Be sure to check AngryMarks tomorrow night for the (no spoilers) recap at 10 PM EST, 9 Central!