UFC Vegas 123 Weigh-Ins Are Official: Moicano and Nolan Cleared for Apex Main Event

The scales have been cleared and the dehydration is officially over, meaning UFC Vegas 123 is locked in for another Saturday night at the Meta Apex.

Watching fighters step on a scale looking like they just spent a week in a sauna wearing a trash bag is a weird Friday tradition, but it is the final hurdle before the fights are official and the betting markets settle.

"MMA Junkie provided the live stream link for the noon ET weigh-in results."

The main event gives us 37-year-old Brazilian veteran Renato Moicano taking on 26-year-old Australian prospect Tom Nolan. Moicano was originally supposed to fight Brian Ortega at UFC 331 before Ortega pulled out, so now the veteran gets the ultimate reward of fighting a guy who is a decade younger and four inches taller.

The oddsmakers have this lightweight clash priced as a near coin flip. Moicano is sitting as a slight -122 favorite, while Nolan comes back at +102.

Nolan got flatlined in 63 seconds in his UFC debut by Nikolas Motta, which is the kind of start that usually gets you sent back to the regional circuit. Instead, he rattled off five straight wins to earn this main event spot.

Moicano is still incredibly dangerous on the mat, recently submitting Chris Duncan, but his stand-up defense can sometimes look like a guy trying to swat away bees blindfolded. Nolan has the youth and the striking length, making this a classic prospect-versus-veteran stress test.

Further down the card, undefeated prospect Jacobe Smith gets a massive step up in experience against veteran Randy Brown, adding another layer of intrigue to the Apex slate.

If Nolan can keep the main event standing on Saturday night, he has a real chance to steal Moicano's momentum and announce himself as a legitimate lightweight problem.