UFC Vegas 97 weigh-in results: Dylan Budka badly misses weight after scary trip to scale

06/09/2024 18:12

Dylan Budka had a rough weigh-in.

At the official morning weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 97, Budka came in at 188.5 pounds, 2.5 pounds over the middleweight limit (including the one-pound allowance for a non-title fight). Worse, he looked visibly shaky as he stepped to the scale, leaving his fight with Andre Petroski in jeopardy.

Petroski successfully made weight at 185.5 pounds. It is not yet known if his bout with Budka will proceed at a catchweight and, if so, what percentage of Budka's purse will be forfeited as penalty.

Watch video of Budka's scary weigh-in below, courtesy of FanSided MMA.

Canadian featherweight Kyle Nelson also missed weight by 2.5 pounds, coming in at 148.5 pounds for a bout with Steve Garcia (145.5). It is not yet known if Nelson vs. Garcia will proceed at a catchweight and what the potential penalty will be.

It's a poor showing for Nelson, who has made a habit of beating the odds lately, if not the scale. Nelson is riding a hot streak of consecutive wins over Bill Algeo, Fernando Padilla, and Blake Bilder. In each of those matchups, he entered the octagon as the underdog. Garcia also looks to extend a winning streak, having finished his past four opponents.

Welterweight headliners Gilbert Burns (171) and Sean Brady (171) also successfully made weight, as did co-main event flyweights Natalia Silva (124.5) and Jessica Andrade (125.5).

UFC Vegas 97 takes place at UFC APEX on Saturday.

See official weigh-in results below.

Main Card (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

Gilbert Burns (171) vs. Sean Brady (171)

Jessica Andrade (124.5) vs. Natalia Silva (125.5)

Steve Garcia (145.5) vs. Kyle Nelson (148.5)*

Matt Schnell (135) vs. Cody Durden (135)

Trevor Peek (155) vs. Yanal Ashmouz (154.5)

Preliminary Card (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)

Rongzhu (155.5) vs. Chris Padilla (154)

Isaac Dulgarian (145.5) vs. Brendon Marotte (145)

Felipe dos Santos (124.5) vs. Andre Lima (125.5)

Yizha (144.5) vs. Gabriel Santos (146)

Jaqueline Amorim (115.5) vs. Vanessa Demopoulos (116)

Andre Petroski (185.5) vs. Dylan Budka (188.5)*

Zygimantas Ramaska (145.5) vs. Nathan Fletcher (145)

*missed weight