Bellator 252 Weigh-in Results: Three Miss Weight, One Fight Nixed

The Bellator MMA featherweight grand prix is officially back, for real this time.

Fighters involved in the upcoming Bellator 252 event tipped the scales on Wednesday, and headliners Patricio Freire and Pedro Carvalho had no problems making championship weight. "Pitbull" looked good on the scales and officially came in at 144.7 pounds, while Carvalho weighed 144.5 pounds. The pair should have faced each other at Bellator 241 in March, but the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

The main card will feature a second featherweight grand prix quarterfinal bout between Daniel Weichel (143.8) and Emmanuel Sanchez (145).

The fight between Gabriel Varga and Brandon Phillips is off after Phillips missed weight by 5 pounds. On top of that, Keri Melendez had weight issues, coming in .2 heavy for her strawweight scrap against Emilee King. Lucas Brennan weighed in at 148 pounds, two pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit.

Bellator 252 will go down Thursday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The main card will be televised on CBS Sports Network at 7 p.m. ET, while preliminary bouts will stream on CBSSports.com, Bellator’s YouTube channel, and Dazn at 4 p.m. ET.

Bellator 252 Weigh-in Results:

Patricio Freire (144.7) vs. Pedro Carvalho (144.5)
Yaroslav Amosov (170.5) vs. Logan Storley (170)
Daniel Weichel (143.8) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (145)
Aaron Pico (145.6) vs. John de Jesus (145)
Keri Melendez (*116.2) vs. Emilee King (115)
Gabriel Varga (145.8) vs. Brandon Phillips (*150)
Luis Muro (155.5) vs. Devin Powell (155.2)
Jornel Lugo (135) vs. Schyler Sootho (135.4)
Lucas Brennan (148)*** vs. Andrew Salas (145)
Roman Faraldo (170.5) vs. Pat Casey (170.8)
Khonry Gracie (168.8) vs. Trevor Gudde (170)

* Melendez, Phillips and Brennan missed weight.