It took a drama-filled extra hour, but Saturday night’s UFC interim lightweight title fight between Tony Ferguson and Kevin Lee is on.
Lee initially weighed in Friday for the UFC 216 main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas at 156 pounds, one more than the title-fight limit for lightweight.
Ferguson made weight on his first attempt, hitting 155 on the nose.
The Nevada Athletic Commission then announced Lee would have another hour to cut the weight in accordance with protocol. With two minutes left until deadline, Lee, who had said Thursday he had 19 pounds to cut, weighed in at 154.