4 Funniest UFC Weigh-Ins
The weigh-ins have been a part of UFC events for a long, long time and most of the time, they pass without incident.
However, on occasion, they can produce wild brawls, gentle mocking, full-blown incidents and other moments of mirth.
They are a press affair and a last-ditch opportunity for the company to promote their events. They are also an occasion where an event can be ruined by a fighter missing weight. The list of title fights that have been cancelled or switched to non-title fights is long. Yoel Romero missing weight prior to his Middleweight title bout with Robert Whittaker at UFC 225 is a memorable example of this.
Even more memorably, they can see opposing fighters look to gain a psychological edge as they use kicks, punches and utilise any method they can to gain an edge before their major fights.
UFC 229 showed this off in stereo. The weigh-ins had passed without incident until Derrick Lewis and Alexander Volkov emerged. Lewis knocked off the Russian's hat sparking a brawl where Volkov managed to land a blow on Lewis.
Subsequently, show headliner Conor McGregor talked a massive amount of trash to his opponent in the UFC 229 main event, Khabib Nurmagomedov and even aimed a kick at his foe. On this occasion, it didn't land, and the icy calm, Khabib retained his composure when he declared he would defeat McGregor. Beat him he did and his cool, calm demeanor finally deserted him in the post-fight when he sparked the now infamous arena-wide brawl.
Hilarity can ensue, such as when Roy Nelson turned up to a weigh-in, wearing a feminine hair clip through his ragged mane of hair. There have been plenty of other amusing moments that have taken place at the weigh-ins. Whether these help sell the events or not, it is impossible to say but what it does do, is bring a smile to the faces of interested observers.
This slideshow casts an eye over five funny weigh-in moments in UFC history.
#4 Big Country loses weight then wears a fat suit (UFC 137)
Roy Nelson is renowned as a fighter who carries excess weight but prior to UFC 137 the Heavyweight had considerably slimmed down prior to his bout with Croatian, Mirko Cro Cop.
Curious then, that Nelson showed up to the weigh-ins wearing a ludicrous fat suit that made him appear larger than ever.
Nelson stated that his fat suit was designed to mask his true weight, presumably not wanting fans or Cro Cop to see his physique prior to entering the Octagon.
It was a very surreal situation and one that the notoriously serious, no-nonsense Cro Cop did not appear to be amused by.
It was a different story for onlookers though who could not help be amused by Nelson's bizarre antics.
The last laugh also belonged to Nelson as he upset Cro Cop to win their UFC 137 encounter via TKO.