Feb
All fighters made weight Thursday afternoon, giving the green light for the IFL’s first event of 2008 here in Las Vegas. The weigh-in was punctuated by an enthusiastic reception for lightweight champion Ryan Schultz, followed by an intense staredown between Schultz and challenger John Gunderson.
In another tense face-off, Dennis Davis and his former student Ian Loveland seemed to have no problem putting their past relationship behind as they both seemed eager to go at it. The build-up to this fight has seen somewhat incendiary comments from both men, and their meeting at the weigh-in only added to the excitement.
The action gets underway from the Orleans Arena Friday night at 7:30 pm PST/10:30 EST with a two and a half hour live broadcast on HDNet. As usual, IFL.tv will also feature a live play-by-play of the event as it unfolds.
Full results from today’s weigh-in, in bout order, appears below.
Preliminary Bout
Ian Loveland (145) vs. Dennis Davis (145)
Main Card Bouts
Rafael Dias (145) vs. DeFranco (145.5)
Leopoldo Serao (185) vs. Josh Haynes (185)
Alexandre Ferreira (214) vs. Lew Polley (220)
Jake Ellenberger (170) vs. Pat Healy (170)
Championship Bouts
John Gunderson (155) vs. Ryan Schultz (154)
Fabiano Scherner (260) vs. Roy Nelson (261)
Ryan McGivern (184) vs. Matt Horwich (185)
Duration : 0:6:57