UFC 126: Live Results and Reaction from the Weigh-Ins

(SportHaze.com Original)

Eager fans piled into the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday to watch all 22 fighters scheduled for Saturday's stacked UFC 126 card weigh-in.

The main event features an anticipated middleweight championship bout between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort. The intense staredown between the two MMA legends on Friday only added fuel to a bout some are calling the "fight of the decade." Silva (185) put on a white mask before he stared into the eyes of the man looking to take his throne on Saturday night.

"I know him. He's a good man. In a fight, he tries to impress," said Belfort, who also weighed in at 185 pounds. "I'm going to bring the fight tomorrow. That's what he wants, and that's what's going to happen."

It was a bit out of character for Silva, who was quiet throughout all of the pre-fight chatter from previous challenger Chael Sonnen.

"There's no secret to what I said. You guys came to watch a show," Silva said through manager Ed Soares. "Vitor talks a lot, and that's what you're going to see, a show. You guys are going to see a great fight."

In the co-main event, former champions Rich Franklin and Forrest Griffin will go to war in a bout with possible light heavyweight title implications. While Griffin weighed in at an even 205 pounds, Franklin was slightly under at 203 pounds.

Usually, a major UFC card consists of two main fights, but the anticipation behind the bout between top prospects Jon Jones and Ryan Bader has broken the mold. There was a championship-like aura surrounding the young lions as they took to the scales. Jones weighed in at 206 pounds, and Bader tipped the scales at an even-keeled 205 pounds.

UFC 126 is scheduled to air live on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET. An hour before the event goes live, fans can watch a Featherweight scrap between Chad Mendes and Michihiro Omigawa and a Lightweight tilt between Donald Cerrone and Paul Kelly on SpikeTV.

After caving in to an abundance of requests, the UFC will also stream Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto's debut against Demetrious Johnson on its Facebook page at 8:25 p.m. ET.

Main Card

Anderson Silva (185) vs. Vitor Belfort (185)

Forrest Griffin (205) vs. Rich Franklin (203)

Jon Jones (206) vs. Ryan Bader (205)

Jake Ellenberger (171) vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha (170)

Miguel Torres (136) vs. Antonio Banuelos (136)

Spike TV Prelims

Paul Kelly (155) vs. Donald Cerrone (155)

Chad Mendes (146) vs. Michihiro Omigawa (146)

Facebook Stream

Demetrious Johnson (136) vs. Norifumi Yamamoto (135)

Undercard (may not be broadcast)

Gabe Ruediger (155) vs. Paul Taylor (156)

Kyle Kingsbury (205) vs. Ricardo Romero (205)

*Mike Pierce (172) vs. Kenny Robertson (170)

* Didn't make weight on the first attempt