Forrest Griffin, who'll defend his UFC light heavyweight belt for the first time, weighed in at 205 pounds.
"It's not really real until you get a title defense, so I'd really liked to do that obviously," Griffin said of the importance of his first defense.
Griffin will take on fellow "The Ultimate Fighter" winner Rashad Evans, who'll be looking to keep his undefeated record intact and look for another career-defining performance after his devastating knockout victory over Chuck Liddell in September.
"I'm just looking to go out there and have a great competition with Forrest," Evans said moments after weighing in. "May the best man win, but I'm looking to go out there and get that belt."
The tension between Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, 206 pounds, and Wanderlei Silva, 203 pounds, is high going into their third meeting on Saturday. Silva won twice already via knockout, and the most recent one left Jackson unconscious inbetween ropes. Further, Silva on Tuesday publicly asked UFC president Dana White to sign him a check for Knockout of the Night.
Silva engaged in a spine-tingling staredown with an unusually quiet Jackson until Jackson reverted to his old self with a sly smile. Silva, upset that Jackson made light of the situation, shoved Jackson and the two had to be restrained by bodyguards.
Jackson played up the altercation with a throat-slash gesture and thumbs down for Silva before unleashing his trademark howl.
In the third of three main events, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira weighed in at 246 pounds for his interim UFC heavyweight title defense against Frank Mir, who stepped off the scale at 251. The winner will face champion Brock Lesnar in Spring or early Summer 2009 to determine the undisputed UFC heavyweight champ.
Related Links: Dana White's UFC 92 Video Blog | UFC 92 Preview | Griffin vs. Evans: Whose heart is greater? | Nogueira vs. Mir: Two men with something to prove | Jackson vs. Silva: The psychology of being KO'd | Interview with Patrick "Get Hype" Barry
Fight Card:
Pay-Per-View Bouts
- 205 lbs. | Forrest Griffin (205) vs. Rashad Evans (203)
- 265 lbs. | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (246) vs. Frank Mir (251)
- 205 lbs. | Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (206) vs. Wanderlei Silva (203)
- 265 lbs. | Cheick Kongo (233) vs. Mustafa Al-Turk (237)
- 185 lbs. | CB Dollaway (186) vs. Mike Massenzio (184)
Preliminary Bouts
- 185 lbs. | Yushin Okami (185) vs. Dean Lister (186)
- 265 lbs. | Antoni Hardonk (246) vs. Mike Wessel (260)
- 205 lbs. | Matt Hamill (205) vs. Reese Andy (206)
- 185 lbs. | Brad Blackburn (170) vs. Ryo Chonan (171)
- 265 lbs. | Dan Evensen (242) vs. Pat Barry (233)
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