Joselyne Edwards had another rough day at the scale.
For the third time in her UFC career, Edwards came in over the bantamweight limit, registering at 139 pounds for her fight with Tamires Vidal (135.5) on Saturday at UFC Vegas 99. That’s a miss of three pounds for Edwards (including the one-pound allowance for a non-title fight), who weighed in again after hitting 139.5 pounds on her first attempt.
Watch footage of Edwards’ attempts below from Friday’s official weigh-ins, courtesy of Amy Kaplan.
She’s weighed in again 139 pounds after taking her extensions off #UFCVegas99 https://t.co/UQK3vVLzz7 pic.twitter.com/nEVW7ZADhn
— Amy Kaplan (@PhotoAmy33) October 18, 2024
It is not yet known if the bout will proceed as a catchweight and, if so, how much of Edwards’ purse will be forfeited as penalty.
Edwards previously missed weight for bouts against Lucie Pudilova and Ji Yeon Kim, though never by more than 1.5 pounds. In both of those instances, Edwards went on to win a split decision. She enters Saturday’s preliminary bout coming off of consecutive losses to Ailin Perez and Nora Cornolle.
The main event weigh-ins brought better news as middleweight contenders Anthony Hernandez and Michel Pereira both successfully made weight at 185.5 pounds, making use of the one-pound allowance for a non-title fight.
Watch highlights of the official weigh-ins above.
Check out UFC Vegas 99 official weigh-in results below.
Main Card (ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET)
Anthony Hernandez (185.5) vs. Michel Pereira (185.5)
Rob Font (135.5) vs. Kyler Phillips (135.5)
Charles Johnson (126) vs. Sumudaerji (126)
Jake Hadley (135.5) vs. Cameron Smotherman (135.5)
Darren Elkins (144.5) vs. Daniel Pineda (145.5)
Preliminary Card (ESPN+ at 4 p.m. ET)
Matheus Nicolau (125.5) vs. Asu Almabayev (125.5)
Brad Katona (135.5) vs. Jean Matsumoto (135.5)
Joselyne Edwards (139)* vs. Tamires Vidal (135.5)
Jessica Penne (115.5) vs. Elise Reed (115)
Melissa Martinez (115.5) vs. Alice Ardelean (115)
