Into the Super Bowl-weekend void left by injuries to Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez step Johny Hendricks and Stephen Thompson.
Hendricks tipped the scales at 170 pounds ahead of his clash with Thompson (170) in the UFC Fight Night 82 main event on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Heavyweight co-headliners Roy Nelson (258) and Jared Rosholt (245) were also given the green light at Friday’s official weigh-in.
UFC Fight Night “Hendricks vs. Thompson” -- which airs live on Fox Sports 1 at 10 p.