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TOKYO – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official Bellator 237 fighter weigh-ins, where two fighters missed their scheduled marks.

The weigh-ins, which included just the main card fighters, took place at the Bellator host hotel.

Among those weighing in were headliners Fedor Emelianenko (38-6 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) and Quinton Jackson (38-13 MMA, 5-2 BMMA), who meet in a heavyweight clash of legends, as well as former lightweight champion Michael Chandler (19-5 MMA, 16-5 BMMA), who takes on Sidney Outlaw (14-3 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) in a 160-pound catchweight co-headliner.

Emelianenko, the former PRIDE heavyweight champ, came in at 240.5 pounds, while Jackson, a former UFC light heavyweight title holder, was 265 pounds.

The weight misses included welterweight contender Lorenz Larkin (21-7 MMA, 3-2 BMMA), who came in at 173.5 pounds for his welterweight contest with Keita Nakamura (35-10-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), as well as Goiti Yamauchi (24-4 MMA, 10-3 BMMA), who was 157.8 pounds for his lightweight matchup with Daron Cruickshank (22-12 MMA, 0-0 BMMA).

According to Bellator officials, both Larkin and Yamauchi were fined 20 percent of their purses for the infractions, but the show will go on as scheduled.

Bellator 237, the promotion’s debut in Japan, takes place Saturday (Sunday locally) at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama. The main card airs on Paramount and streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.

Bellator 237 weigh-in results include:

Fedor Emelianenko (240.5) vs. Quinton Jackson (265)

Michael Chandler (160.7) vs. Sidney Outlaw (160.9) – 160-pound catchweight

Shinsho Anzai (172.9) vs. Michael Page (172) – 173-pound catchweight

Lorenz Larkin (173.5)* vs. Keita Nakamura (170.2)

Ilara Joanne (125.9) vs. Kana Watanabe (124.8)

Daron Cruickshank (155.1) vs. Goiti Yamauchi (157.8)*

* Larkin, Yamauchi each fined 20 percent of their purse for weight miss

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