UFC Champ To Appear On Wheaties Box, UFC Fight Night & Bellator Weigh In Results, Lashley, King Mo
- Current UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis is set to make history, as "Showtime" will grace the cover of Wheaties. Pettis won an online vote by fans to earn the breakfast cereal box cover.
"This is huge for the sport!!" Pettis wrote on Twitter. "Thank you to everyone who voted. December 6th I will silence the critics."
Pettis is set to make his first title defense in December against Gilbert Melendez. The two will also be the coaches on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter, which debuts later this month.
- A pair of MMA events will go head-to-head Friday night, as UFC Fight Night 50 airs on FOX Sports 1 and Bellator 123 is broadcast on Spike TV. Weigh-ins for both shows took place Thursday evening. Ironically enough, both fight cards take place from Connecticut.
The UFC card features a five-round middleweight battle between former Strikefore champions Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza and Gegard Mousasi, along with heavyweights Alistair Overeem and Ben Rothwell.
For Bellator, they will headline with featherweight champion Pat Curran meeting Patricio "Pitbull" Freire for a second time. Also, Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal, Bobby Lashley and Cheick Kongo are all in action. On both cards, only one fighter – Charles Oliveira – missed weight.
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 50 WEIGH-IN RESULTS
Main Card (FOX Sports 1/10 p.m. ET)
Gegard Mousasi (xxx lbs.) vs. Ronaldo Souza (185)
Alistair Overeem (248) vs. Ben Rothwell (264)
Matt Mitrione (255) vs. Derrick Lewis (264)
Joe Lauzon (155) vs. Michael Chiesa (156)
Preliminary Card (FOX Sports 1/7 p.m. ET)
Nik Lentz (146) vs. Charles Oliveira (150)
John Moraga (126) vs. Justin Scoggins (126)
Al Iaquinta (155) vs. Rodrigo Damm (156)
Chris Camozzi (186) vs. Rafael Natal (185)
Chris Beal (135) vs. Tateki Matsuda (135)
Chas Skelly (145) vs. Sean Soriano (145)
BELLATOR 123 WEIGH-IN RESULTS
Main Card (Spike TV/8 p.m. ET)
Bellator Featherweight Championship
Pat Curran (144.75 lbs.) vs. Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (145) for Curran's championship
Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal (202.5) vs. Dustin Jacoby (203.75)
Tamdan McCrory (184) vs. Brennan Ward (186)
Bobby Lashley (248) vs. Josh Burns (262.75)
Cheick Kongo (238) vs. Lavar Johnson (249.75)
Preliminary Card (Spike.com/6 p.m. ET)
Scott Cleve (145.5) vs. Matt Bessette (146)
Brandon Fleming (136) vs. Blair Tugman (136)
Phillipe Martins (146) vs. Pete Rogers, Jr. (144)
Mike Mucitelli (204) vs. Mark Griffin (204)
Perry Filkins (186) vs. Dan Cramer (185)
Mike Wessel (253.75) vs. Josh Diekmann (242)
Steve Garcia (135) vs. Kin Moy (135)
Marvin Maldonado (135.25) vs. Rico Disciullo (135.5)