UFC Vice President of Public Relations Dave Sholler announced on Twitter that over 9,000 fans showed up for the UFC 194 weigh-ins.
Well over 9K in attendance at #UFC194 weigh-ins. The atmosphere is incredible!!
— Dave Sholler (@DaveSholler) December 11, 2015
Associated Press reporter Greg Beacham tweeted the following photo showing the huge crowd:
30 minutes before the Aldo-McGregor UFC weigh-in, and it's Irish Bedlam at the MGM Grand. Huge lines for every bar. pic.twitter.com/bQdKbnOoP0
— Greg Beacham (@gregbeacham) December 11, 2015
Several thousand Irish fans are leaving the MGM Grand Garden singing "There's only ooooonnnne Conor McGregor!"
— Greg Beacham (@gregbeacham) December 11, 2015
Stay tuned to MMANews.com for UFC 194 coverage all weekend, with live round-by-round results on the night of Saturday, December 12th.
Here is the final card for the event:
Main card (PPV, 10 PM ET)
Champ Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor – for featherweight title
Champ Chris Weidman vs. Luke Rockhold – for middleweight title
Yoel Romero vs. Ronaldo Souza
Demian Maia vs. Gunnar Nelson
Max Holloway vs. Jeremy Stephens
Preliminary card (FOX Sports 1, 8 PM ET)
Urijah Faber vs. Frankie Saenz
Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger vs. Tecia Torres
Warlley Alves vs. Colby Covington
Kevin Lee vs. Leonardo Santos
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass, 7 PM ET)
Magomed Mustafaev vs. Joe Proctor
John Makdessi vs. Yancy Medeiros
Marcio Alexandre Jr. vs. Court McGee
