Wellington Turman and Ko Suk-hyun both passed the official weigh-in on the 7th in Las Vegas, confirming their welterweight bout for UFC Fight Night: Cortes Acosta vs. Walker is set to go ahead as scheduled.
Both fighters came in at 77.6 kg, a key checkpoint after a short-notice build to the card. With the weight cut completed, the fight now moves into the final stage of fight week with the matchup officially intact.
For Ko Suk-hyun, the weigh-in also marked another step in a busy stretch of his career. He entered the UFC through Dana White's Contender Series and had been on a two-fight winning streak before his first UFC defeat. Last July, he lost by unanimous decision to Jean-Paul Levesque, then returned to Korea, began training immediately and accepted this fight offer.
Ko Suk-hyun said his motivation has been at its highest level since getting married last August, adding that he feels mentally prepared more firmly than before. He also said he had been too focused on chasing a knockout in striking exchanges in the past, and that this time he wants to fight in the original style of mixed martial arts by mixing striking and grappling more naturally.
That approach fits the challenge in front of him. Ko Suk-hyun described Turman as a fighter who is good at everything and dangerous with surprise submissions, but he said he is confident he can finish the fight with either a knockout or a submission. He also said he believes he is ahead in every area.
The weigh-in confirmation matters because it removes one of the last uncertainties before fight night. The card itself also changed when the original main event was altered after Sean Brady's injury, but the Turman vs. Ko Suk-hyun bout now gives the show another official welterweight matchup to build around.
