Fight Island hosts the UFC 253 weigh-ins where 22-competitors stepped on the scale to make the event official.
The main event has been given the green light as champion Israel Adeanya & challenger Paulo Costa both made weight. The battle for the vacant light-heavyweight title as Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz both weighed-in at the 205 lb. limit.
Not everyone hit the mark as scheduled. Both Zubaira Tukhugov & Ludovit Klein came in 4 lbs. over the featherweight limit for there respective bouts. Both fights are expected to go on as scheduled.
Fight Card
Main Card (ESPN+ PPV 10 p.m. ET)
- Middleweight Title Bout (185 lbs. max): (champ) Israel Adesanya (184) vs. Paulo Costa (185)
- Vacant Light-heavyweight Title Bout (205 lbs. max): Dominick Reyes (205) vs. Jan Blachowicz (205)
- Flyweight Bout (126 lbs. max): Kai Kara-France (126) vs. Brandon Royval (126)
- Women’s Bantamweight Bout (136 lbs. max): Ketlen Vieira (136) vs. Sijara Eubanks (136)
- Featherweight Bout (146 lbs. max): Hakeem Dawodu (145) vs. *Zubaira Tukhugov (150)
Preliminary Card (ESPN2 & ESPN+ 8 p.m. ET)
- Lightweight Bout (156 lbs. max): Brad Riddell (156) vs. Alex Da Silva (156)
- Welterweight Bout (171 lbs. max): Diego Sanchez (170) vs. Jake Matthews (170)
- Featherweight Bout (146 lbs. max): *Ludovit Klein (150) vs. Shane Young (146)
- Light-heavyweight Bout (206 lbs. max): Aleksa Camur (206) vs. William Knight (205)
Early Prelims (UFC Fight Pass 7 p.m. ET)
- Heavyweight Bout (266 lbs. max): Juan Espino (255) vs. Jeff Hughes (258)
- Light-heavyweight Bout (206 lbs. max): Khadis Ibragimov (8-3) vs. Danilo Marques (206)
