DAYTONA BEACH, Fla (July 4, 2014) – World Series of Fighting Lightweight champion Justin Gaethje stepped off the scales weighing in at 154.8 pounds, looking rested and relaxed a day before he’s set to face fellow undefeated fighter Nick Newell in the main event of World Series of Fighting 11: “Gaethje vs. Newell” Saturday at Ocean Center.
“I’m feeling great,” Gaethje said. “I got in on Wednesday and I’ve had crab legs, steak, pasta. I played golf yesterday. All the hard work has been done in the gym. I didn’t want to get here and have to stress about making weight.”
Newell said he is friendly with Gaethje and hasn’t been bothered by all his pre-fight knockout talk. “Of course he’s going to say he’s going to knock me out,” Newell said. “He’d be a weirdo to say, ‘I think I’m going to get the decision.’ The fight is going to end before a decision, it’s just going to end with me as the winner.”
The fight is headlined by the lightweight championship bout with the exciting Gaethje (11-0) putting his belt on the line against the extremely tough and talented Newell (11-0). Also on the card, a highly anticipated welterweight matchup pitting Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Jon Fitch (25-6-1, 1 NC) against MMA veteran Dennis Hallman (53-14-2. Additionally, newly signed lightweight Melvin “The Young Assassin” Guillard (31-13-2) debuts against Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante (18-7-1) and Cody “Bam Bam” Bollinger (15-2, 1 NC) faces a dangerous 14-year veteran in Pablo Alfonso (9-5) in an intriguing bantamweight contest.
WSOF 11 Official Weigh-in Results
JUSTIN GAETHJE 154.8 lbs vs. NICK NEWELL 155 lbs
JON FITCH 183 lbs vs. DENNIS HALLMAN 181.2 lbs
JZ CAVALCANTE 155.6 lbs vs. MELVIN GUILLARD 157.2 lbs
CODY BOLLINGER 138.4 lbs vs. PABLO ALFONSO 136 lbs
KENDRICK MIREE 204.8 lbs vs. JAKE HEUN 205 lbs
NEIMAN GRACIE 176 lbs vs. DUSTIN HOLYKO 175.8 lbs
JOSE CACERES 173.6 lbs vs. WALBER BRITO DE BARROS 174.8 lbs
MUHAMMED DEREESE 206.2 lbs vs. RASHAUN SPENCER 200.8 lbs
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