UFC 123 Weigh-in (Video)

Former UFC light heavyweight champions Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida face off in the UFC 123 main event, both fighters intent on climbing back into the title picture. They, as well as the rest of Saturday’s fight card, weighed in Friday afternoon at The Palace at Auburn Hills in Detroit.


Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Lyoto Machida
Machida and Jackson both stepped on the scale at 205 pounds, making their showdown official.

But there was plenty of tension as they stared each other down, posing for photographers. Machida put a fist in Jackson’s face. He didn’t respond too kindly, causing UFC president Dana White to step in and make sure they kept their distance.

They cooled down and shook hands before each did a brief interview with Joe Rogan.

“The pressure always exists regardless of the fight and I’m very prepared to put on a great show tomorrow night,” said Machida in response to a question about this being his first fight back after losing the belt.

“Lyoto is a very respectful guy,” said Jackson. “He has a great style, but I come here to excite the crowd. So I’m gonna show my love for ya’all tomorrow.”


Matt Hughes and BJ Penn
The co-main event features the rubber match between two more former UFC champions in B.J. Penn and Matt Hughes. They each weighed in at 169 pounds, but had no animosity in their staredown. They shook hands, hugged, and even shared a laugh before walking off the stage.

Check out MMAWeekly.com on Saturday night for full UFC 123 play-by-play coverage and postfight wrap-ups.

UFC 123 Rampage vs Jackson Weigh-in

Main card

Light Heavyweight bout: Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (205) vs. Lyoto Machida (205)
Welterweight bout: Matt Hughes (169) vs. B.J. Penn (169)
Light Heavyweight bout: Tim Boetsch (205) vs. Phil Davis (205)
Lightweight bout: Joe Lauzon (155) vs. George Sotiropoulos (155)
Middleweight bout: Maiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves (185) vs. Gerald Harris (185)

Spike TV card

Welterweight bout: Matt Brown (170) vs. Brian Foster (170)
Middleweight bout: Mark Munoz (185) vs. Aaron Simpson (185.5)

Preliminary card

Welterweight bout: Dennis Hallman (170) vs. Karo Parisyan (170)
Lightweight bout: Edson Mendes Barboza Jr. (155) vs. Mike Lullo (155)
Lightweight bout: Paul Kelly (155) vs. T.J. O’Brien (155)
Lightweight bout: Nik Lentz (155) vs. Tyson Griffin (155)