Bellator 265 Weigh-in Results: Wilson Blows Weight, Fight With Borics Nixed

#BELLATOR265 Weigh-in Results: Jay-Jay Wilson (@TheMaoriKid1) - 150.4 lbs. pic.twitter.com/6CbPRWh8ak

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Only one fighter on the Bellator 265 card missed weight, but it was a costly miss as the planned co-main event was nixed as a result.

The now nine-fight card is headlined by Bellator MMA heavyweight contenders Cheick Kongo and Sergei Kharitonov. The co-main event was originally supposed to pit Adam Borics against Jay-Jay Wilson, but Wilson missed weight significantly and came in at 150.4 pounds for the featherweight bout. As a result, the fight is off, and Dante Schiro vs. Logan Storley will now serve as the penultimate bout.

Kongo (30-11-2, 1 NC) is coming off a split-decision defeat to Timothy Johnson. Prior to the setback, Kongo was undefeated in nine outings. The 46-year-old will look to show he still has more left in the tank. The French fighter officially weighed 247 pounds.

While not usually the younger fighter, Kharitonov (30-7, 2 NC) is five years younger than his opponent at 41. The Russian was last seen in the Bellator cage losing to Linton Vassell, but bounced back with a knockout win over Oli Thompson outside the promotion. Kharitonov stepped on the scale at 264.8 pounds.

The Bellator 265 main card will air live on Showtime starting at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Prelims will stream on YouTube starting at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.

Bellator 265 Weigh-in Results:

Cheick Kongo (247) vs. Sergei Kharitonov (264.8)
Adam Borics (145.6) vs. Jay-Jay Wilson (150.4)*
Dante Schiro (170) vs. Logan Storley (170.4)
Marcelo Golm (252) vs. Billy Swanson (265.6)
Keith Lee (140) vs. Jornel Lugo (137.4)
Fabio Aguiar (184.6) vs. Taylor Johnson (185.8)
Mike Hamel (155.4) vs. Bryce Logan (155.8)
Archie Colgan (169) vs. Sidney Ben Simons (170.4)
Deven Fisher (184.4) vs. Duane Johnson (185)
Kory Moegenburg (214.8) vs. Bailey Schoenfelder (224)

* Wilson missed weight by 4.4 pounds and the fight has been canceled.