Nate Diaz *will* be allowed to fight at UFC 202 - despite weighing in over 170lbs

Fight's on!

Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz both took to the scales on Friday morning in Las Vegas for the new early weigh-in procedure. And, unsurprisingly, the UFC featherweight champion and the number-4 ranked lightweight weighed in without issue for their welterweight rematch at UFC 202. 'The Notorious', the second-to-last fighter to arrive, weighed in at 168 lbs while his opponent tipped the scales at 170.5 lbs ahead of Saturday night's main event. Nate Diaz 4/3/2016

All fighters are given an allowance of one pound in non-title fights so Diaz's weight is absolutely fine for the bout. McGregor's teammate Artem Lobov came in under the featherweight limit at 144.5 lbs and Diaz's protege Chris Avila came in at 146 lbs for their SBG vs. Stockton showdown. All fighters competing this weekend will square off at the broadcast "weigh-ins" later on Friday evening which will be the last time they come face-to-face until fight time. Here is the full list of official weigh-in results. Main card

Conor McGregor (168 lbs) vs. Nate Diaz (170.5 lbs)
Anthony Johnson (205.5 lbs) vs. Glover Teixeira (205.5 lbs)
Donald Cerrone (170 lbs) vs. Rick Story (171 lbs)
Hyun Gyu Lim (171 lbs) vs. Mike Perry (169 lbs)
Sabah Homasi (170.5 lbs) vs. Tim Means (171 lbs)

Prelims

Cody Garbrandt (136 lbs) vs. Takeya Mizugaki (136 lbs)
Raquel Pennington (135.5 lbs) vs. Elizabeth Phillips (134 lbs)
Chris Avila (146 lbs) vs. Artem Lobov (144.5 lbs)
Cortney Casey (116 lbs) vs. Randa Markos (116 lbs)

Fight pass prelims

Lorenz Larkin () vs. Neil Magny (171 lbs)
Colby Covington (171 lbs) vs. Max Griffin (170.5 lbs)
Alberto Uda (185.5 lbs) vs. Marvin Vettori (185.5 lbs)

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