JERSEY CITY, N.J. – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting dwell from Friday’s official UFC 302 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at 9 a.m. ET (6 a.m. PT).
The early weigh-ins happen on the UFC host resort in Jersey Metropolis, N.J., and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the followers, which occur at 5 p.m. ET at Prudential Heart in close by Newark. The identical venue hosts Saturday’s occasion (pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+).
Amongst these weighing in are light-weight champion Islam Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) and former interim champ Dustin Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC), who meet in the principle occasion, and Paulo Costa (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and former middleweight champ Sean Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC), who combat within the co-feature.
The total UFC 302 weigh-in outcomes embrace:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Champ Islam Makhachev (155) vs. Dustin Poirier (155) – for light-weight title
Paulo Costa () vs. Sean Strickland (185)
Kevin Holland (185) vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (185)
Alex Morono (170) vs. Niko Value (170)
Randy Brown (170) vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (170)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
Cesar Almeida (185) vs. Roman Kopylov (185)
Jailton Almeida () vs. Alexandr Romanov (265)
Grant Dawson () vs. Joe Solecki ()
Jake Matthews (170) vs. Phil Rowe (171)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
Bassil Hafez (170) vs. Mickey Gall (170)
Joselyne Edwards () vs. Ailin Perez (135)
Andre Lima () vs. Mitch Raposo (145)
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