The marquee UFC 333 fights for Saturday are set after 27 of the 28 athletes scheduled for the cardboard have made weight.
Featherweight titleholder Alexander Volkanovski weighed in at 144.5 kilos forward of his protection in opposition to Movsar Evloev in this weekend’s headliner. The challenger clocked in at 145 kilos.
The co-main occasion showdown for the bantamweight gold can be able to roll. Titleholder Petr Yan and the challenger Merab Dvalishvili every tipped the scales at 135 kilos. Their trilogy bout is ready for Abu Dhabi.
The lone mishap on the size concerned the opening preliminary bout scheduled for the UFC 333 card. Nicolle Caliari was over the ladies’s strawweight restrict for her bout in opposition to Iasmin Lucindo, who hit the 155-pound mark. Caliari missed her goal, weighing 120.5 kilos. The battle will go on with Caliari being fined 30 p.c of her battle purse.
Different notable names who made weight throughout Friday’s weigh-ins had been Aaron Pico and Losene Keita, who shall be opening the UFC 333 major card in a featherweight tilt. Heavyweights Alexander Volkov and Rizvan Kuniev are additionally able to collide on Saturday.
Right here’s a take a look at the remainder of the UFC 333 weigh-in outcomes.
Principal Card (Paramount+, 2 p.m. ET)
- Alexander Volkanovski (144.5) vs. Movsar Evloev (145)
- Petr Yan (135) vs. Merab Dvalishvili (135)
- Lone’er Kavanagh (125.5) vs. Ramazan Temirov (126)
- Alexander Volkov (256) vs. Rizvan Kuniev (265)
- Aaron Pico (145.5) vs. Losene Keita (146)
Prelims (Paramount+, 10 a.m. ET)
- Azamat Murzakanov (206) vs. Dominick Reyes (205)
- Nikita Krylov (206) vs. Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev (206)
- Abus Magomedov (185.5) vs. Cam Rowston (185)
- Grant Dawson (156) vs. Nurullo Aliev (155)
- Colby Thicknesse (135.5) vs. Asaf Chopurov (136)
- Abubakar Vagaev (185.5) vs. Jacob Malkoun (186)
- Bolaji Oki (146) vs. Daniel Santos (146)
- Kody Steele (156) vs. Noah Gugnon (156)
- Iasmin Lucindo (115) vs. Nicolle Caliari (120.5)*
*-Fighter missed weight and can forfeit 30 p.c of battle purse.
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