Both the officials weigh ins (HERE) and ceremonial weigh ins (HERE) are complete ahead of UFC 284 tomorrow night (Sat., Feb. 11, 2023) live on ESPN+ PPV from inside RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, and fight fans can now check out the final main card staredowns.
Leading the way will be a main event super fight for the ages as UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski puts his 12-0 UFC record on the line in a jump up to lightweight. He’ll meet newly crowned champion and all-around world beater, Islam Makhachev. It is a matchup of the No. 1 and No. 2-ranked pound-for-pound fighters in the sport.
Check out the final staredown below:
HISTORY, LEGACY, AND P4P #1 ON THE LINE! @MakhachevMMA and @AlexVolkanovski in one of the biggest fights in UFC HISTORY tomorrow night!
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— UFC (@ufc) February 11, 2023
Adding to the mix will be a co-main event clash between featherweight veterans Yair Rodriguez and Josh Emmett. With Volkanovski taking his talents to 155 pounds for the time being Rodriguez and Emmett will collide for the interim UFC featherweight title, although it’s really just a glorified No. 1 contender’s bout.
Check out their final faceoff below:
An interim king will be crowned!! @PanteraUFC and @JoshEmmettUFC fight for the next shot at Volkanovski in tomorrow’s co-main!
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— UFC (@ufc) February 11, 2023
Finally, the UFC 284 PPV main card will also feature an enticing matchup between welterweight contenders Jack Della Maddalena and Randy Brown. This is the toughest test to date for Della Maddalena after starting his UFC career with three-straight wins. Brown, on the other hand, is riding his own four-fight win streak.
Their final staredown can be seen below:
Blink and you might miss a KO!!
Jack Della Maddalena defends home soil against @TouchNgo_ tomorrow night!
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— UFC (@ufc) February 11, 2023
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 284 fight card right here, starting with the early ESPN+ “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET, then the remaining undercard on ESPN/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV.
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