Veteran fails to make weight again for UFC Houston

Phil Rowe was tripped up by the scale again.

The veteran welterweight came in a pound over the limit (including the one-pound allowance for non-title fights) at the official weigh-ins for his bout with Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani, which takes place at UFC Houston on Saturday. Rowe was the last fighter to weigh in and registered at 172 pounds, while Lebosnoyani came in at 170.5.

This is the third time Rowe has missed weight for a UFC bout. He previously came in 2.5 pounds over the limit for bouts against Niko Price and Orion Cosce, both of whom lost to Rowe via knockout. It should be noted Rowe accepted this booking on a month’s notice, following Lebosnoyani’s original opponent Austin Vanderford withdrawing for undisclosed reasons.

It is not yet known if the bout will proceed at a catchweight and, if so, what percentage of Rowe’s purse will be forfeited as penalty.

Headliners Sean Strickland and Anthony Hernandez were on point for a pivotal middleweight fight. Strickland weighed in at 185 pounds, while Hernandez used the one-pound allowance to come in at 186.

Check out UFC Houston weigh-in results below.

Main Card (Paramount+ at 8 p.m. ET)

Sean Strickland (185) vs. Anthony Hernandez (186)

Geoff Neal (170.5) vs. Uros Medic (171)

Dan Ige (145.5) vs. Melquizael Costa (145.5)

Serghei Spivac (251.5) vs. Ante Delija (239)

Jacobe Smith (171) vs. Josiah Harrell (171)

Zachary Reese (185.5) vs. Michel Pereira (186)

Prelims (Paramount+ at 5 p.m. ET)

Chidi Njokuani (171) vs. Carlos Leal (170)

Ode Osbourne (126) vs. Alibi Idiris (126)

Alden Coria (125.5) vs. Luis Gurule (125)