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Official UFC on FOX 5 Weigh In Results

Below are the official weigh in results for Saturday’s UFC on FOX event.
UFC on FOX 5, which is headlined by the UFC lightweight championship bout between Benson Henderson and Nate Diaz and the light heavyweight bout between Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Alexander Gustafsson, airs live on FOX from Key Arena in Seattle, WA at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. Fans can also tune in to FX for six televised prelims at 5pm ET / 2pm PT, and those who “like” the UFC on Facebook can see a prelim bout at 4:20pm ET / 1:20pm PT.

MAIN EVENT – UFC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Nate Diaz (155*) VS Benson Henderson (154.6)

FOX MAIN CARD
Alexander Gustafsson (205.4) VS Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (205)
Rory MacDonald (170.2) VS BJ Penn (168.2)
Matt Brown (170.2) VS Mike Swick (170)

FX FIGHTS
Jeremy Stephens (155.8) VS Yves Edwards (155)
Mike Easton (135) VS Raphael Assuncao (136*)
Joe Proctor (154.6) VS Ramsey Nijem (155.4)
Henry Martinez (158.8*) VS Daron Cruickshank (155)
Abel Trujillo (155.4) VS Marcus LeVesseur (155.4)
Nam Phan (145.4) VS Dennis Siver (146)

ONLINE FIGHT
John Albert (136) VS Scott Jorgensen (135.2)

* Diaz (initially 155.6, then 155.2), Martinez (158.8), and Assuncao (136.4) all missed weight. Martinez will not make 156, so he is forfeiting 20 percent of his purse and the fight will go on as scheduled. Assuncao made weight on his second attempt. Diaz made 155 pounds on his third attempt.

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