UFC 253 Weigh-In Results

Tomorrow (midday AEST), the UFC returns to Fight Island in Abu Dhabi with one of the strongest PPV cards of the year. With two title fights on the bill and a strong undercard, anticipation is high for this event. Today, the fighters took to the scales to weigh-in. These are the results:

Main Card (12 midday AEST on Pay-Per-View)

• Israel Adesanya (184) vs. Paulo Costa (185)

• Dominick Reyes (205) vs. Jan Blachowicz (205)

• Kai Kara France (126) vs. Brandon Royval (126)

• Ketlen Vieira (136) vs. Sijara Eubanks (136)

• Hakeem Dawodu (145) vs. Zubaira Tukhugov (150)*

Preliminary Card (9am AEST on ESPN2/UFC Fight Pass)

• Brad Riddell (156) vs. Alex da Silva (156)

• Diego Sanchez (170) vs. Jake Matthews (170)

• Shane Young (146) vs. L’udovit Klein (150)*

• William Knight (205) vs. Aleksa Camur (206)

• Juan Espino (255) vs. Jeff Hughes (258)

• Khadis Ibragimov (206) vs. Danilo Marques (206)

*Tukhugov and Klein missed weight

It is likely that the fighters who missed weight will proceed with their scheduled fights, with a percentage of their fight purse going to their opponents.

By Mick Robson