See what happens on the scales ahead of UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya.
Three titles are on the line this weekend at UFC 259. The main event sees UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya vying for admission into the exclusive champ-champ club when he faces Jan B?achowicz for the UFC light heavyweight title. The other belts on the line are the UFC featherweight title held by Amanda Nunes (who faces Megan Anderson) and the Petr Yan’s UFC bantamweight title (who defends versus Aljimain Sterling).
The PPV is rounded out with two other stellar fights. The surging Drew Dober meets Islam Makhachev at lightweight and Thiago Santos faces Aleksander Rakic in a bout that could determine whose next for a 205 lb title tilt.
The prelims aren’t half-bad, either. Their highlighted by a match-up of former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and top prospect Casey Kenney. Also on tap is Joseph Benavidez vs. Askar Askarov and Kai Kara-France vs. Rogerio Bontorin.
However, before any of those fights happen, the competitors need to win on the scales.
And with three title fights on offer things get a little more risky today. All six of those fighters must make weight without an extra 1 lb allowance. If any of them miss the mark, by even an ounce, there could be chaos in the UFC matchmaking room.
You can watch to see what happens below, with weigh-ins footage courtesy of our friends at MMA Fighting. The stream begins at 12 PM ET.
Full results:
Main card (ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET)
Light heavyweight championship: Jan B?achowicz vs. Israel Adesanya
Featherweight championship: Amanda Nunes vs. Megan Anderson
Bantamweight championship: Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling
Lightweight: Islam Makhachev vs. Drew Dober
Light heavyweight: Thiago Santos vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Prelim card (ESPN/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET)
Bantamweight: Dominick Cruz vs. Casey Kenney
Bantamweight: Song Yadong vs. Kyler Phillips
Flyweight: Joseph Benavidez vs. Askar Askarov
Flyweight: Kai Kara-France vs. Rogerio Bontorin
Prelim card (ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET)
Flyweight: Tim Elliott vs. Jordan Espinosa
Light heavyweight: Carlos Ulberg vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
Welterweight: Sean Brady vs. Jake Matthews
Strawweight: Livinha Souza vs. Amanda Lemos
Lightweight: Uros Medic vs. Aalon Cruz
Bantamweight: Trevin Jones vs. Mario Bautista