5,000 attend BJ Penn-Georges St-Pierre weigh-in
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By Dayton Morinaga
Advertiser Staff Writer
LAS VEGAS—Hilo's BJ Penn and Canada's Georges St-Pierre both made the 170-pound weight limit for tomorrow's UFC 94 mixed martial arts main event.
The official weigh-ins were conducted today at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Penn actually came in under weight at 168; St-Pierre weighed 170.
They will meet for St-Pierre's UFC welterweight world championship tomorrow in one of the most hyped bouts in MMA history.
"I'm ready. I got nothing else to say," Penn said. "Let's go."
Penn is the UFC lightweight (155 pounds) world champion, and is moving up a weight class for tomorrow's bout.
Around 5,000 fans attended the weigh-ins, and the cheering seemed to be split between Penn and St-Pierre.
A sellout crowd of more than 17,000 is expected to attend tomorrow's card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Reach Dayton Morinaga at dmorinaga@honoluluadvertiser.com.
