UFC Fight Night 75: Barnett vs. Nelson weigh-in results and live video
Welcome to WrestlingObserver.com’s live coverage of the UFC Fight Night 75: Barnett vs. Nelson weigh-ins from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan kicking off at 11 PM eastern time. The event airs on Saturday on FOX Sports 1 at 10 PM eastern time. Preliminary card action kicks off on FOX Sports 2 at 8 PM eastern time. This is the UFC’s fourth straight year making a trip to Japan to host an event.
The event will be headlined by a five-round battle in the heavyweight division as former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett returns from a near two-year layoff to take on former TUF winner Roy Nelson, who has lost four of his last five fights. In the night’s co-main event, former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Gegard Mousasi looks to inch closer towards a title shot in the middleweight division as he takes on late-notice replacement Uriah Hall, who is looking for the biggest win of his career as a big underdog.
Chico Camus originally missed weight, coming in at 126.5 pounds. He came back later and made the official limit for his bout at 126 pounds.
MAIN CARD (FOX SPORTS 1- 10 PM ET/7 PM PT):
Josh Barnett (239) vs. Roy Nelson (261)
Gegard Mousasi (186) vs. Uriah Hall (186)
Kyoji Horiguchi (126) vs. Chico Camus (126)
Takeya Mizugaki (136) vs. George Roop (135)
Katsunori Kikuno (145) vs. Diego Brandao (146)
Mizuto Hirota (146) vs. Teruto Ishihara (146)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX SPORTS 2- 8 PM ET/5 PM PT):
Keita Nakamura (170) vs. Li Jingliang (171)
Nick Hein (155) vs. Yusuke Kasuya (156)
Naoyuki Kotani (156) vs. Kajan Johnson (156)
Shinsho Anzai (170) vs. Roger Zapata (171)