ABU DHABI – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting reside from Friday’s official UFC 294 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at 1 a.m. ET (10 p.m. PT Thursday).
The early weigh-ins happen on the UFC host resort in Abu Dhabi and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the followers, which happen at 9 a.m. ET at Etihad Enviornment in Abu Dhabi. The identical venue hosts Saturday’s occasion, which has a fundamental card on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN+.
Amongst these weighing in are light-weight champion Islam Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) and short-notice challenger Alexander Volkanovski (26-2 MMA, 13-1 UFC), the UFC’s featherweight champ. Volkanovski will try and develop into a two-division champ for the second time. He misplaced to Makhachev in February. He took the rematch on simply 10 days’ discover when Charles Oliveira pulled out.
As well as, the unbeaten Khamzat Chimaev (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) and former welterweight champ Kamaru Usman (20-3 MMA, 15-2 UFC), who took the struggle on quick discover after Paulo Costa pulled out, meet at middleweight.
The complete UFC 294 weigh-in outcomes embrace:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 2 p.m. ET)
Champ Islam Makhachev () vs. Alexander Volkanovski () – for light-weight title
Khamzat Chimaev () vs. Kamaru Usman ()
Magomed Ankalaev () vs. Johnny Walker ()
Ikram Aliskerov () vs. Warlley Alves ()
Muin Gafurov () vs. Stated Nurmagomedov ()
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 10 a.m. ET)
Tim Elliott () vs. Muhammad Mokaev ()
Trevor Peek () vs. Mohammad Yahya ()
Javid Basharat () vs. Victor Henry ()
Abu Azaitar () vs. Sedriques Dumas ()
Mike Breeden () vs. Anshul Jubli ()
Muhammad Naimov () vs. Nathaniel Wooden ()
Victoria Dudakova () vs. Jinh Yu Frey ()
Shara Magomedov () vs. Bruno Silva ()
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