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LEMOORE, Calif., Jan. 16 -- The Palace Fighting Championship held weigh-ins for the sixth installment of the popular Central California promotion.

31* of 32 contestants made weight for the Thursday night card.

The PFC championship fights highlight the 16-bout card. Lightweight PFC champion Poppies Martinez (Pictures) faces UFC veteran Diego Saraiva (Pictures). Art Arcienega is set to challenge for Shawn Bias (Pictures)' 145-pound crown. In the final title fight of the evening, Rolando Velasco (Pictures) will square off with bantamweight PFC titleholder Shawn Klarcyk (Pictures).

Other notable fighters scheduled to compete include veteran Brad Imes (Pictures) and up-and-coming middleweight Nate Loughran (Pictures).

The most anticipated bout of the 16-fight card may be a light heavyweight match up between Glover Teixiera and Jorge Oliveira (Pictures). Oliveira initially tipped the scales at 212-pounds, seven over the light heavyweight limit. He was given two hours to cut weight and eventually weighed in at 206-pounds.

PFC weights:
Ed Tomaselli (Pictures) (136) vs. Brandon Miller (134.5)
Doug Hunt (Pictures) (169) vs. Mickey Martinez (169.5)
Fernando Arreola (Pictures) (143) vs. Sergio Quinones (145)
Austin Achorn (Pictures) (262) vs. Joaquin Sanchez (227)
Derek Thornton (194) vs. Scott Lighty (203)
Tom Owens (Pictures) (169.5) vs. Tony Alanis (Pictures) (163.5)
Scott Brommage (Pictures) * (Did not weigh-in) vs. Casey Olson (Pictures) (153)
Mike Gates (171) vs. Alex Serdyukov (Pictures) (170)
Art Arcienega (145) vs. Shawn Bias (Pictures) (145)
Diego Saraiva (Pictures) (154) vs. Poppies Martinez (Pictures) (154.5)
Eric Pribble (203.5) vs. Ricardo Barros (204.5)
Jorge Oliveira (Pictures) (206) vs. Glover Texiera (205)
Jason Georgianna (Pictures) (135) vs. Joseph Benevidez (135.5)
Richard Montoya (Pictures) (186) vs. Nate Loughran (Pictures) (185)
Rolando Velasco (Pictures) (134.5) vs. Shawn Klarcyk (Pictures) (135)
Anthony Ruiz (Pictures) (210) vs. Brad Imes (Pictures) (265)

*Sherdog.com incorrectly reported that all fighters had made weight, when in fact Scott Brommage didn't step on the scale. Promoters could not be reached to confirm his status.

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