The Professional Fighters League is back in action on Thursday with PFL 2 in Chicago — check out highlights from the official weigh-in a day prior!
PFL 2 goes down Thursday at the Chicago Theater in Chicago, IL. Ahead of the event, all twenty-six fighters stepped on the scale to make the evening’s festivities official. Of course, nothing in MMA can go off without a hitch, which meant that one fighter just had to miss weight. That happened to be former UFC fighter Efrain Escudero — though in his defense, he took the lightweight scrap against Jason High on just six day’s notice.
Luckily, the fight is still a go, though Escudero will be ineligible to win any points for the lightweight tournament. Which means, should he win, he’ll be at a serious disadvantage against the other PFL 2018 lightweight fighters moving forward.
Still, all thirteen fights were a go following the weigh-ins, which went far smoother than PFL 1 in New York. There was even a little bit of lightheartedness, as 205lb’er and former UFC competitor Sean O’Connell had a pizza brought to the scale — then delivered some to opponent Ronny Markes! Chicago deep dish anyone?
PFL 2 airs live on NBC SN Thursday night, following preliminary action on Facebook. For international viewers, the full card can be aired live and free on the social media site.
In the meantime, check out the gallery below for a look at the weigh-in highlights, or check out our full coverage (including video) from the festivities.
Full PFL 2 Weigh-in Results
Dan Spohn (16-5) 202.5 lbs. vs. Bazigit Ataev (17-1) 203.5 lbs.
Chris Wade (12-3) 156.0 lbs. vs. Natan Schulte (11-3) 155.0 lbs.
Thiago Tavares (21-7-1) 155.5 lbs. vs. Robert Watley (10-1) 155.0 lbs.
Maxim Grishin (26-7) 205.5 lbs. vs. Jason Butcher (11-2) 205.0 lbs.
Rashid Yusupov (9-1) 204.0 lbs. vs. Rakim Cleveland (18-9-1) 206.0 lbs.
Vinny Magalhaes (14-9) 205.0 lbs. vs. Jamie Abdallah (8-2) 205.0 lbs.
Islam Mamedov (14-1) 155.0 lbs. vs. Yuki Kawana (14-1-5) 155.5 lbs.
Smealinho Rama (10-3) 205.5 lbs. vs. Brandon Halsey (10-3) 205.5 lbs.
Ronny Markes (18-5) 206.0 lbs. vs. Sean O’Connell (17-9) 205.5 lbs.
Efrain Escudero (29-13) 162.0 lbs. vs. Jason High (21-6) 155.5 lbs.
Kayla Harrison (0-0) 155.0 lbs. vs. Brittney Elkin (3-4) 155.5 lbs.
Brian Foster (27-10) 154.5 lbs. vs. Ramsey Nijem (9-6) 156.0 lbs.
Luiz Firmino (20-8) 154.5 lbs. vs. Will Brooks (18-4) 156.0 lbs.
