Yamma Pit Fighting Debut Set

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., April 10 -- All fighters made weight for the inaugural Yamma Pit Fighting, scheduled for Friday at Trump Taj Mahal.

Heavyweight tournament favorite Ricco Rodriguez (Pictures) missed the 265-pound limit on his first try, weighing in at 267.2. An hour later he was 264.6.

Alternate Bryan Vetell (Pictures) also had to cut a pound.

Plenty of Semaphore Entertainment Group-era UFC personalities were present, including Bruce Beck and Jeff Blatnick, who will call the fights on pay-per-view.

Promoter Bob Meyrowitz has also brought in some of the standout fighters from his stint running the UFC in the 90s. Oleg Taktarov will meet Mark Kerr (Pictures) on the card, and Pat Smith will take on "Butterbean."

Lineup:
Oleg Taktarov (221.2) vs. Mark Kerr (Pictures) (266.2)
Patrick Smith (240) vs. Eric " Butterbean" Esch (Pictures) (416.2)

Heavyweight Tournament
Ricco Rodriguez (Pictures) (264.6) vs. George Bush (Pictures) (231.6)
Travis Wiuff (Pictures) (242.8) vs. Marcelo Pereira (219.4)
Chris Tuscherer (264) vs. Tony Sylvester (262.8)
Sherman Pendergarst (264.6) vs. Alexey Oleinik (Pictures) (220.2)

Alternate Bouts
Antwain Britt (Pictures) (228.2) vs. Bryan Vetell (Pictures) (266)
Lamont Lister (Pictures) (212.6) vs. Oleg Savitsky (199.4)

Standby Alternate
Ron Waterman (Pictures) (264.4)