Andrey Pulyaev Hits the Mark at 185.5 Pounds for UFC 332

The first hurdle of any UFC fight week is just making sure everyone actually shows up at the right size. Andrey Pulyaev took care of business on Friday, officially tipping the scales at 185.5 pounds for UFC 332.

According to MMA Fighting, Pulyaev hit the middleweight mark with a half-pound to spare. That means his fight is officially a go, sparing everyone from the usual Friday morning theater of towel grabs, mysterious scale malfunctions, and fighters looking like walking skeletons.

"MMA Fighting reported the official weigh-in result of 185.5 pounds."

In a sport where guys routinely try to sweat out a small child’s worth of water weight in 48 hours, a clean weigh-in is basically a minor miracle. Pulyaev did not even need the full one-pound allowance granted for non-title fights, which usually means the weight cut went exactly as planned.

For anyone staring at the betting board, a smooth weight cut is the first real data point of the weekend. Fighters who miss weight or look like they just survived a desert shipwreck on the scale tend to have a very bad time when the cage door actually locks.

With the scale out of the way, Pulyaev can spend the next day rehydrating and remembering what carbohydrates taste like. Now we just have to wait for the actual violence to start at UFC 332.