The official weigh-in for Bellator 163 place this evening inside of the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut with all successfully making weight.
In the main event, light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary (11-0) will face Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis (16-3) and in the co-main welterweights will collide as Connecticut’s own Brennan Ward (13-4) will take on Saad Awad (19-8).
Also on the main card Paul “Semtex” Daley (38-14-2) take on Derek “The Barbaric” Anderson (14-2) and a heavyweight bout featuring Sergei Kharitonov (23-5) against Javy “Eye Candy” Ayala (9-5) will open the main card.
The Bellator.com-streamed preliminary portion of the event is headlined by the highly anticipated professional debut of blue chip prospects Ed Ruth and Tyrell Fortune. In addition, Royce Gracie’s nephew, Neiman Gracie (4-0), will challenge Rudy Bears (16-14) in a catchweight bout that will also be featured on the preliminary card.
Official Bellator 163 Weigh in Results
Main Card
Light Heavyweight World Title Fight: Liam McGeary (204) vs. Phil Davis (204)
Welterweight Co-Main Event: Brennan Ward (170.5) vs. Saad Awad (170.25)
Welterweight Feature Bout: Paul Daley (171) vs. Derek Anderson (170.5)
Heavyweight Feature Bout: Sergei Kharitonov (263.5) vs. Javy Ayala (265)
Preliminary Card
Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Ed Ruth (190.25) vs. Dustin Collins-Miles (192)
Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Tyrell Fortune (248.75) vs. Cody Miskell (263)
Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Neiman Gracie (174.25) vs. Rudy Bears (172.5)
Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Josh Diekmann (228) vs. Tyler King (238)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Blair Tugman (145) vs. Walter Smith-Cotito (144.5)
Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Steve Skrzat (193.75) vs. Tim Caron (193.25)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Ilya Kotau (169.5) vs. Carlos Corriea (170.5)
Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Sarah Payant (126) vs. Hannah Regina (124)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Keenan Raymond (162.75) vs. Kastroit Xhema (159)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: James Boran (168.25) vs. Vinicius De Jesus (170)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Thomas English (144.5) vs. Christopher Foster (144.5)
