All Fighters on Weight for IFL GP Finals
UNCASVILLE, Conn., Dec. 28 -- The International Fight League
conducted weigh-ins Friday afternoon at the Mohegan Sun Arena and
unlike the first round of the league's Grand Prix tournament, all
fighters made their respective weights.
In fact, almost every fighter came in under weight, showing focus and preparedness across the board. All fighters competing for Grand Prix belts looked very good and even though it wasn't much of a staredown, the seriousness on the faces of Delson Heleno (Pictures) and Jay Hieron (Pictures) had some people rubbing their hands together in anticipation.
IFL fans will get a taste of the new camps as Ian Freeman (Pictures) was on hand to support one of his team members in Alex Cook, who rematches Marcello Salazar from one of their earlier fights outside of the IFL.
Tim Kennedy (Pictures) was the only fighter to use his one-pound weight allowance, and he looked very good for a guy who was in a war with "Mayhem" Miller just a little over two weeks ago. He fights Elias Rivera in a non-title bout.
The IFL held a draft earlier this year to try and beef up its talent pool and the first fighter from that draft, Brett Cooper (Pictures), will make his IFL debut this weekend in a tough draw against Rory Markham (Pictures) in another non-title bout.
The IFL Grand Prix will air live at 9:30 p.m. EST on Saturday, December 29, on HDNet.
Ryan Schultz (Pictures) (153 1/2) vs. Chris Horodecki (Pictures) (153 3/4)
Matt Horwich (Pictures) (183 1/2) vs. Benji Radach (Pictures) (184)
Jay Hieron (Pictures) (168 1/2) vs. Delson Heleno (Pictures) (168 1/4)
LC Davis (Pictures) (143) vs. Wagnney Fabiano (Pictures) (144 1/2)
Roy Nelson (Pictures) (258 1/4) vs. Antoine Jaoude (Pictures) (253 1/2)
Elias Rivera (181) vs. Tim Kennedy (Pictures) (186)
Brett Cooper (Pictures) (169 3/4) vs. Rory Markham (Pictures) (170 1/2)
Marcello Salazar (180 1/2) vs. Alex Cook (180 1/4)
In fact, almost every fighter came in under weight, showing focus and preparedness across the board. All fighters competing for Grand Prix belts looked very good and even though it wasn't much of a staredown, the seriousness on the faces of Delson Heleno (Pictures) and Jay Hieron (Pictures) had some people rubbing their hands together in anticipation.
IFL fans will get a taste of the new camps as Ian Freeman (Pictures) was on hand to support one of his team members in Alex Cook, who rematches Marcello Salazar from one of their earlier fights outside of the IFL.
Tim Kennedy (Pictures) was the only fighter to use his one-pound weight allowance, and he looked very good for a guy who was in a war with "Mayhem" Miller just a little over two weeks ago. He fights Elias Rivera in a non-title bout.
The IFL held a draft earlier this year to try and beef up its talent pool and the first fighter from that draft, Brett Cooper (Pictures), will make his IFL debut this weekend in a tough draw against Rory Markham (Pictures) in another non-title bout.
The IFL Grand Prix will air live at 9:30 p.m. EST on Saturday, December 29, on HDNet.
Ryan Schultz (Pictures) (153 1/2) vs. Chris Horodecki (Pictures) (153 3/4)
Matt Horwich (Pictures) (183 1/2) vs. Benji Radach (Pictures) (184)
Jay Hieron (Pictures) (168 1/2) vs. Delson Heleno (Pictures) (168 1/4)
LC Davis (Pictures) (143) vs. Wagnney Fabiano (Pictures) (144 1/2)
Roy Nelson (Pictures) (258 1/4) vs. Antoine Jaoude (Pictures) (253 1/2)
Elias Rivera (181) vs. Tim Kennedy (Pictures) (186)
Brett Cooper (Pictures) (169 3/4) vs. Rory Markham (Pictures) (170 1/2)
Marcello Salazar (180 1/2) vs. Alex Cook (180 1/4)
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