The UFC 322 weigh-ins took place in Manhattan, with fighters looking to cross the last hurdle before the cage door closes on Saturday night. Thankfully, almost all fighters successfully made weight this time using a digital scale. Even the main and co-main event, Madison Square Garden’s crown jewel fights, went through without any major scares. However, just as the fighters’ weigh-ins before a massive PPV event were going unblemished, a lightweight legend unfortunately couldn’t hit the mark.

It was Beneil Dariush who stepped in at 157.2 pounds, coming in 1.2 pounds over the lightweight limit. Meanwhile, his opponent Benoit Saint-Denis weighed in at 155.6 pounds. For a moment, fans feared a potential cancellation, but Benny agreed to take a 20% fine to keep UFC 322’s explosive main card opener intact.

Popular MMA page West Till Death posted on their account, “Beneil Dariush misses weight at 157.2 lbs, no reports on if the fight will be cancelled. Dariush will likely give up a percentage of his fight purse to Benoit Saint Denis.” Following that, Jed I. Goodman also shared the UFC’s update, writing, “Per UFC, Dariush forfeits 20% of his purse to his opponent. Fight proceeds as scheduled.”

Well, it’s definitely good news that Beneil Dariush vs. Benoit Saint Denis will still happen at UFC 322, but the stakes have certainly taken a hit for the 36-year-old Assyrian native. After dropping two in a row, ‘Benny’ bounced back strong with a solid win over Renato Moicano at UFC 317, and many expected that a victory over ‘BSD’ would push him toward a top-five opponent next. But now, with the weight miss, Dariush might actually miss out on someone like Paddy Pimblett in his next fight, even if he wins at MSG.  

Now, as Beneil Dariush became the only fighter to miss weight at the UFC 322 Weigh-ins, let’s look at the other star fighters who successfully made the scale and will now perform at Madison Square Garden. 

UFC 322 star fighters who successfully hit the scale  

Although every fight at UFC 322 has its own importance, no bout carried bigger stakes than the main and co-main event. And for a moment, both came with a little scare. At first, Islam Makhachev quickly hopped on the scale and hit 170 pounds to confirm he was ready. However, it took hours before Jack Della Maddalena finally stepped up.

The reigning welterweight champion came in under the championship limit at 169.8 pounds, but he needed the box to make weight, which scared fans for a brief moment as many thought he might actually miss. But, aside from that short scare, the rest of the weigh-ins went pretty smoothly. Valentina Shevchenko and Zhang Weili solidified their clash by weighing in at 124.6 pounds each.

Following them, Sean Brady also came in under the welterweight limit, weighing even lighter than the champ at 169.4 pounds. His opponent, Michael Morales, just barely avoided touching the limit at 170.6. Lastly, former 170-pound kingpin Leon Edwards secured his comeback fight by making welterweight pounds comfortably, while Carlos Prates played it safe at 169.6 lbs.

Moving to the main-card lead-in, Bo Nickal and Rodolfo Vieira, whose feature prelim bout has gained massive attention, created zero controversy. The Penn State standout hit 185.8 pounds, touching the middleweight limit, and the Brazilian followed cleanly at 186.

With every fight remaining intact, UFC 322 officially stays the card of the year without any major cancellations. That said, other than Beneil Dariush, which fighter did you actually think might have missed weight? Let us know in the comments section below.