Originally topped by a women’s bantamweight rematch between Irene Aldana and Raquel Pennington, the removal of Aldana to instead face Amanda Nunes at UFC 289 in Vancouver next month left UFC Vegas 73 in a lurch.
Already met with rolled eyes and groans from fans growing weary of Apex-based cards, the Fight Night event needed matchmakers to move quickly to salvage the show. The end result, Mackenzie Dern vs. Angela Hill was bumped back a week, moved from the UFC Charlotte card that aired on broadcast network ABC to Saturday’s main event slot, an extra two rounds tacked on.
Weigh-ins for this latest Fight Night event go down Friday morning in Las Vegas; full results can be found below.
Orion Cosce missed the welterweight limit for his fight with Gilbert Urbina on Friday, coming in at 172.5lbs. He did not continue his cut. Vanessa Demopoulos likewise missed weight by 1.5lbs for her fight with Karolina Kowalkiewicz.
UFC Vegas 73: Dern vs. Hill Weigh-In Results
Main Card
Women’s Strawweight: Mackenzie Dern (115) vs. Angela Hill (114.5)
Middleweight: Edmen Shahbazyan (185.5) vs. Anthony Hernandez (186)
Catchweight (120lb): Emily Ducote (119.5) vs. Lupita Godinez (119.5)
Welterweight: André Fialho (169.5) vs. Joaquin Buckley (170.5)
Lightweight: Hayisaer Maheshate (155.5) vs. Viacheslav Borschev (154.5)
Lightweight: Carlos Diego Ferreira (154.5) vs. Michael Johnson (155)
Preliminary Card
Women’s Strawweight: Karolina Kowalkiewicz (115.5) vs. Vanessa Demopoulos (117.5)**
Welterweight: Orion Cosce (172.5)* vs. Gilbert Urbina (170)
Heavyweight: Ilir Latifi (249.5) vs. Rodrigo Nascimento (264.5)
Lightweight: Chase Hooper (156) vs. Nick Fiore (154)
Women’s Flyweight: Natália Silva (124.5) vs. Victoria Leonardo (124.5)
Welterweight: Takashi Sato (170.5) vs. Themba Gorimbo (170)
* Cosce missed weight by 1.5lbs for his welterweight fight with Gilbert Urbina
** Demopoulos missed weight by 1.5lbs for her strawweight fight with Karolina Kowalkiewicz
