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The weigh ins for UFC 109 were held in Las Vegas this afternoon,  at the Mandalay Bay Event centre, which will host the event tomorrow.  The weigh in have become a minor event over the years and typically a few thousand fans are in attendance to get a glimpse of the fighters in a more intimate setting.  The UFC is one of few sports where the athletes really make an effort to interact with their fans and the weigh-ins are a great opportunity to grab a few autographs(usually after the event) and get a feel for the animosity between fighters a day before they meet in the Octagon.

There were no significant outbursts at the event and all 22 fighters made weight without issue.

 Notes:

• First UFC fight between 2 UFC Hall of Famers - Mark “The Hammer” Coleman vs Randy “The Natural” Couture. 
• Great nickname for UFC heavyweight rookie  Joey “The Mexicutioner”Beltran 
• Tim Hague vs Chris Tuchscherer is a big boy match with both men weighing 263lbs (just under the UFC cap of 265)
• Rob Emerson has gone from fairly clean cut looking a few years ago to heavily tattooed (back of his head? wow!) ust have missed this - check the comparison pick from 2 years ago - same weekend.

Official Weigh In Results from the UFC: 

Main Event
Mark Coleman (205) VS Randy Couture (205)

PPV
Chael Sonnen (185) VS Nate Marquardt (186)
Paulo Thiago (170) VS Mike Swick (171)
Dan Miller (185) VS Demian Maia (186)
Frank Trigg (171) VS Matt Serra (169)

Prelims on Spike
Justin Buchholz (156) VS Mac Danzig (156)
Ronys Torres (156) VS Melvin Guillard (155)

Undercard (may not be broadcast)
Rob Emerson (155) VS Phillipe Nover (155)
Phil Davis (205) VS Brian Stann (205)
Chris Tuchscherer (263) VS Tim Hague (263)
Rolles Gracie (247) VS Joey Beltran (238)

Click below link to view the full Weigh-in Video:     (Check out the picture gallery for the event here)