UFC Vegas 122 Weigh-ins: Ismael Bonfim Misses by 7.5 Pounds
Ismael Bonfim missed the lightweight limit by 7.5 pounds ahead of UFC Vegas 122, marking his third promotional weight miss. Middleweight headliners Brendan Allen and Christian Leroy Duncan both successfully made weight.
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Official weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 122 took place on Friday, headlined by a pivotal middleweight clash between Brendan Allen and Christian Leroy Duncan. Both headliners successfully hit the championship scale without issue, with Allen weighing in at 186 pounds and Duncan registering at 185 pounds.
The scales were overshadowed by a significant miss from lightweight Ismael Bonfim. Bonfim came in at 163.5 pounds, an egregious 7.5 pounds over the non-title lightweight limit for his scheduled bout against Francisco Prado, who made weight at 155 pounds. This marks Bonfim’s third weight miss in the UFC, having previously missed by 3.5 pounds against Vinc Pichel in November 2023 and by five pounds against Chris Padilla in November 2025. According to MMA Fighting, Bonfim previously claimed he "finally got serious" about his diet after the Padilla bout.
Bonfim was not the only athlete to miss weight on Friday. Strawweight Ketlen Souza weighed in at 117 pounds, one pound over the limit for her bout against Loopy Godinez (115.5 pounds), while light heavyweight Brendson Ribeiro tipped the scale at 208.5 pounds. It is not yet confirmed whether the bouts involving Bonfim, Souza, and Ribeiro will proceed at catchweights, nor what percentage of their purses will be forfeited as a penalty.
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