The fighters competing on the Rizin FF 40: Rizin vs. Bellator fight card in Japan officially weighed in on Thursday.
The event takes place at the famed Saitama Super Arena. The main card pits promotion against promotion. In the main event, Rizin FF lightweight Champion Roberto de Souza (14-1) takes on Bellator MMA featherweight champion A.J. McKee (19-1). In the co-main event, Bellator MMA featherweight titleholder Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire (34-5) faces Rizin FF standout Kleber Koike Erbst ((31-5-1).
McKee tipped the scales at 154.7 pounds while Souza came in at 156 pounds. Erbst and Freire nearly weighed identical with Erbst weighing 145.2 pounds and Freire tipping the scales at an even 145.
#BellatorvsRizin Weigh-In Results: AJ McKee (@ajmckee101) — 154.7-pounds pic.twitter.com/Xg19yHbIKf
— Bellator Public Relations (@BellatorPR) December 30, 2022
#BellatorvsRizin Weigh-In Results: Roberto de Souza (@ToshiJJ) — 156-pounds pic.twitter.com/dsGqXujY7t
— Bellator Public Relations (@BellatorPR) December 30, 2022
#BellatorvsRizin Official Weigh-In Results: @PatricioPitbull — 145-pounds pic.twitter.com/o3PsCJj0NH
— Bellator Public Relations (@BellatorPR) December 30, 2022
#BellatorvsRizin Official Weigh-In Results: Kleber Koike (@KoikeKleber) — 145.2-pounds pic.twitter.com/dXTM2JhpM7
— Bellator Public Relations (@BellatorPR) December 30, 2022
Rizin FF 40: Rizin vs. Bellator Main Card Weigh-in Results
- A.J. McKee (154.7) vs. Roberto de Souza (156)
- Kleber Koike Erbst (145.2) vs. Patricio Freire (145)
- Kyoji Horiguchi (124.8) vs. Hiromasa Ougikubo (125.4)
- Juan Archuleta (134) vs. Soo Chul Kim (133.8)
- Gadzhi Rabadanov (155.9) vs. Koji Takeda (156)
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Rizin 40: Rizin vs. Bellator Official Weigh-in Results