MANCHESTER, England, April 20 -- All fighters successfully made the required poundage at a lively, good-natured weigh-in event for UFC 70, at a packed out Bridgewater Hall.
Hitting the scales before an appreciative crowd, heavyweight superstar
Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic weighed in at a solid looking 225 for his main event clash with Brazilian grappling star
Gabriel Gonzaga (Pictures), who weighed in at a firm 243.
The occasion passed without any real incident, bar a tiny morsel of head-rubbing friction from England's immensely popular TUF 3 winner
Michael Bisping (Pictures), fighting close to home, and his opponent, Australia's light-heavyweight gatekeeper,
Elvis Sinosic (Pictures).
Gabriel Gonzaga (Pictures) (243) vs.
Mirko Filipovic (Pictures) (225)
Ryoto Machida (Pictures) (199) vs.
David Heath (Pictures) (205)
Elvis Sinosic (Pictures) (205) vs.
Michael Bisping (Pictures) (204)
Assuerio Silva (Pictures) (241) vs.
Cheick Kongo (Pictures) (229)
Fabricio Werdum (Pictures) (233) vs.
Andrei Arlovski (Pictures) (238)
Donald Matthew Grice (155) vs.
Terry Etim (154)
Junior Assuncao (155) vs.
David Lee (Pictures) (155)
Victor Valimaki (Pictures) (203) vs.
Alessio Sakara (Pictures) (204)
Dennis Siver (167) vs.
Jess Liaudin (Pictures) (168)
Edilberto de Oliveira (Pictures) (169) vs.
Paul Taylor (169)