Rarely do you see a heavyweight fighter miss weight, but that was the case on Wednesday ahead of the PFL’s 2024 season debut.
Daniel James, joining the PFL regular season for the first time after a successful stint in Bellator, was set to take on Marcelo Golm, but hit the scales one pound heavy at 267lbs. That has resulted in a point deduction, plus a 20% fine going against James.
James was not alone is missing weight in San Antonio, Texas on Wednesday, as Shanna Young also came in at 128.6lbs for her flyweight fight with Bellator’s Kana Watanabe.
Once again, the show goes on with a point deduction and 20% fine.
All other fighters made weight, including Bellator champ Liz Carmouche, and headlining heavyweights Ante Delija and Valentin Moldavsky.
Full results from Wednesday’s weigh-in can be found below.
2024 PFL 1 Weigh-In Results
Main Card
Heavyweight Regular Season Main Event: Ante Delija (244.0) vs. Valentin Moldavsky (237.4)
Heavyweight Regular Season Co-Main Event: Denis Goltsov (245.4) vs. Linton Vassell (240.8)
Women’s Flyweight Regular Season Bout: Liz Carmouche (126.0) vs. Juliana Velasquez (125.2)
Women’s Flyweight Regular Season Bout: Dakota Ditcheva (125.2) vs. Lisa Mauldin (125.8)
Preliminary Card
Heavyweight Regular Season Bout: Marcelo Golm (264.4) vs. Daniel James (267.0)
Heavyweight Regular Season Bout: Blagoy Ivanov (257.2) Sergey Bilostenniy (248.4)
Women’s Flyweight Regular Season Bout: Taila Santos (126.0) vs. Ilara Joanne (126.0)
Heavyweight Regular Season Bout: Steve Mowry (257.6) vs. Oleg Popov (242.2)
Women’s Flyweight Regular Season Bout: Kana Watanabe (125.0) vs. Shanna Young (128.6)**
* James receives a 1-point penalty applied to his total league points earned in this bout, but will be eligible to earn points based on the outcome of the bout. He also forfeits 20% of his total show purse to his opponent.
** Young receives a 1-point penalty applied to her total league points earned in this bout, but will be eligible to earn points based on the outcome of the bout. She also forfeits 20% of her total show purse to her opponent.
