#UFC205 official (early) weigh-ins from New York. Posted by MMA Junkie on Friday, November 11, 2016

NEW YORK – MMAjunkie was on scene for today’s early UFC 205 fighter weigh-ins. The six fighters scheduled for the three title fights made weight, but there were other issues.

The early weigh-ins, which preceded this evening’s ceremonial affair, took place in New York City. The ceremonial weigh-ins take place at 6 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden, the same venue that hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Thiago Alves (21-10 MMA, 13-7 UFC) missed weight for his lightweight debut and his fight against Jim Miller (27-8 MMA, 16-7 UFC), but the bout will go on. Alves weighed 162.6 pounds – 6.6 pounds over the 156-pound limit. Because the commission required the fighters to be within five pounds of each other, Miller rehydrated and weighed in over the 156-pound limit for the 163-pound catchweight affair but won’t face a fine. Additionally, Alves can weigh no more than 173 pounds on fight night.

Meanwhile, Kelvin Gastelum’s (12-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) fight with Donald Cerrone (31-7 MMA, 18-4 UFC) is off the card. Gastelum didn’t even weigh in and announced he wouldn’t make weight. UFC officials have since canceled the matchup.

Although UFC middleweight contender Ronald Souza successfully made weight, “Jacare” is simply an alternate for the Chris Weidman vs. Ronaldo Souza matchup and will be compensated for being on standby. Officials said Souza is not a replacement option for Cerrone, who will be booked for a future card.

The complete UFC 205 early weigh-in results included:

MAIN CARD (pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

Lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez (154.6) vs. featherweight champ Conor McGregor (154.4) – for lightweight title

Champ Tyron Woodley (169.8) vs. Stephen Thompson (169) – for welterweight title

Champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk (114.4) vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz (114.4) – for strawweight title

Yoel Romero (185.6) vs. Chris Weidman (185.8)

Donald Cerrone (170.4)+ vs. Kelvin Gastelum (n/a)+

Raquel Pennington (135.8) vs. Miesha Tate (135.6)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)

Frankie Edgar (145.4) vs. Jeremy Stephens (145.8)

Michael Johnson (155.8) vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov (155.8)

Tim Boetsch (185.4) vs. Rafael Natal (185.4)

Vicente Luque (170.6) vs. Belal Muhammad (170)

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)

Thiago Alves (162.6)* vs. Jim Miller (157.6)* – 163-pound catchweight

Liz Carmouche (134.8) vs. Katlyn Chookagian (135)

* – Alves missed the 156-pound limit and was fined 20 percent of his purse. Because the commission required them to be within five pounds of each other, Miller added weight to make the bout with Alves official. Miller wasn’t fined, and Alves can weigh no more than 173 pounds on fight night for what is now a 163-pound catchweight bout.

+ – Fight is off after Gastelum opted not to weigh in

UFC officials recently adopted the early weigh-ins to allow fighters more time to rehydrate before the event.

In addition to the official results above, you can watch a live video stream of the ceremonial weigh-ins here on MMAjunkie at 6 p.m. ET.

For more on UFC 205, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.