Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just over 24 hours away from its upcoming UFC Vegas 40 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, headlined by a featherweight showdown between Aspen Ladd and Norma Dumont this Sat. night (Oct. 16, 2021) on ESPN+ from inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Before the televised action gets underway this weekend in “Sin City,” which also features the 265-pound co-main event between heavyweight hurters Andrei Arlovski and Carlos Felipe, all 22 fighters must hit the scale to prove themselves worthy.
The UFC Vegas 40 weigh ins will stream LIVE in the embedded video player above beginning promptly at 12 p.m. ET (9 a.m. PT). We’ll also have real-time text updates for the “Ladd vs. Dumont” weigh ins listed below, updated as they happen.
UFC Vegas 40 Main Card On ESPN+:
145 lbs.: Aspen Ladd (145) vs. Norma Dumont (145.5)
265 lbs.: Andrei Arlovski (245) vs. Carlos Felipe (259)
155 lbs.: Erick Gonzalez (155) vs. Jim Miller (155)
125 lbs.: Manon Fiorot (125.5) vs. Mayra Bueno Silva (126)185 lbs.: Julian Marquez () vs. Jordan Wright (184.5)
Per UFC, Julian Marquez has withdrawn from his fight tomorrow against Jordan Wright due to health issues, non Covid-related. Wright will not remain on the card.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) October 15, 2021
UFC Vegas 40 Prelims Card On ESPN+:
185 lbs.: Andrew Sanchez (185) vs. Bruno Silva (185)
170 lbs.: Ramazan Emeev (171) vs. Danny Roberts (170.5)
125 lbs.: Luana Carolina (125.5) vs. Loopy Godinez (121.5)
145 lbs.: Ludovit Klein (145.5) vs. Nate Landwehr (145.5)
135 lbs.: Danaa Batgerel (135) vs. Brandon Davis (136)
115 lbs.: Ariane Carnelossi (115.5) vs. Istela Nunes (114.5)
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