“World Series of Fighting 7: Karakhanyan vs. Palmer” combatants tipped the scales today at Personas Tapas Restaurant Lounge inside the Grand Villa Casino. Main event fighters Georgi Karakhanyan and Lance Palmer both weighed in under the 145-pound limit at the official Weigh-In for the inaugural WSOF Featherweight World Championship title, which will take place on Saturday night at the PNE Agrodome in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The live two-hour NBC Sports Network telecast will begin at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. Preliminary bouts stream live on World Series of Fighting’s official website at www.WSOF.com at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT and venue doors open at 2 p.m. PT. Fans living in Canada will be able to watch the fights Sunday, Dec. 8 on TSN2 at 7 p.m. ET.
Following are the weights and photos from Friday’s Weigh-In:
GEORGI KARAKHANYAN 144.7 lbs. VS. LANCE PALMER 144.6 lbs.
JESSE TAYLOR 185.7 lbs. VS. ELVIS MUTAPCIC 185.6 lbs.
NICK NEWELL 155.8 lbs. VS. SABAH FADAI 155 lbs.
KALIB STARNES 205 lbs. VS. DWAYNE LEWIS 205 lbs.
MICHAEL HILL 169.2 lbs. VS. RICHARD ARSENAULT 169.8 lbs.
DAVID PERRON 185.8 lbs. VS. MATT BAKER 185.8 lbs.
SHAWN ALBRECHT 155.6 lbs. VS. GABRIEL SOLORIO 154.8 lbs.
MYLES MEROLA 155.7 lbs. VS. DAN RING 155.5 lbs.
MICAH BRAKEFIELD 185.4 lbs. VS. BRENDAN KORNBERGER 184.5 lbs.
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