Filed under: Featured , News , UFC , Videos GDANSK, Poland – Adam Wieczorek and Anthony Hamilton didn’t appear at UFC Fight Night 118 ceremonial weigh-ins, but the heavyweights will still clash at tomorrow’s UFC Fight Pass-streamed event. UFC officials told MMAjunkie that the two fighters did not appear on stage because of security concerns inside Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland, though their fight will go on as expected. Wieczorek (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Hamilton (15-8 MMA, 3-6 UFC) were in attendance at the ceremonial weigh-ins. However, a few dozen Lechia Gdansk “ultras” – extreme and sometimes violent supporters of the local soccer team – showed up just prior to the session. Wieczorek is a supporter of Ruch Chorzow, a Lechnia Gdansk rival team from South Poland

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Security concerns over rowdy soccer fans force 2 fighters out of UFC-Gdansk ceremonial weigh-ins – MMA Junkie

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