COLUMBUS, Ohio, Mar. 2 — UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia (Pictures) shrugged off a chorus of boos as he stepped on the scales Friday afternoon at the Nationwide Arena, weighing in two pounds under the 265-lb. limit.

Fan favorite Randy Couture (Pictures), who aims to be the promotion's first five-time champion, looked a strong 222.5 pounds.

Cincinnati native Rich Franklin (Pictures), sporting a black eye, exited the scales after weighing in at 185-lbs. His opponent, Canadian grappler Jason MacDonald (Pictures), came in a pound and a half lighter at 183.5.

UFC 68 "The Uprising" Official Weigh-in Results
Tim Sylvia (Pictures) (263) vs Randy Couture (Pictures) (222.5)
Rich Franklin (Pictures) (185) vs Jason MacDonald (Pictures) (183.5)
Matt Hughes (Pictures) (171) vs Chris Lytle (Pictures) (169)
Jason Lambert (Pictures) (204) vs Renato Sobral (Pictures) (204)
Andrew McFedries (185) vs Martin Kampmann (Pictures) (185.5)
Rex Holman (205) vs Matt Hamill (202.5)
Jon Fitch (Pictures) (171) vs Luigi Fioravanti (Pictures) (171)
Gleison Tibau (155.5) vs Jason Dent (Pictures) (156)
Jason Gilliam (155.5) vs Jamie Varner (Pictures) (155.5)