UFC 259 weigh-ins, one competitor overweight
The UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada hosted the UFC 259 weigh-ins. The 15-fight card is headlined by a championship triple header.
All three championship fights have been given the green light as all six competitors successfully made weight. The lone fighter to miss weight was Askar Askarov who came in a pound heavy for his flyweight bout against Joseph Benavidez.
Early prelims stream on UFC Fight Pass at 6 p.m. ET, prelims on ESPN & ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET, & main card is at 10 p.m. on ESPN+ pay per view.
- Light heavyweight championship 205: (champ) Jan Błachowicz (205) vs. Israel Adesanya (200.5)
- Featherweight championship Bout 145 max: (champ) Amanda Nunes (145) vs. Megan Anderson (144.5)
- Bantamweight championship Bout 135 max: (champ) Petr Yan (135) vs. Aljamain Sterling (134.5)
- Lightweight Bout 156: Islam Makhachev (156) vs. Drew Dober (156)
- Light-heavyweight Bout 206 max: Thiago Santos (206) vs. Aleksandar Rakic (206)
- Bantamweight Bout 136 max: Dominick Cruz (136) vs. Casey Kenney (136)
- Bantamweight Bout 136 max: Song Yadong (135.5) vs. Kyler Phillips (136)
- Flyweight Bout 126 max: Joseph Benavidez (125.5) vs. Askar Askarov (127)*
- Flyweight Bout 126 max: Kai Kara-France (125.5) vs. Rogerio Bontorin (126)
- Flyweight Bout 126 max: Tim Elliott (125.5) vs. Jordan Espinosa (126)
- Light heavyweight 206 max: Carlos Ulberg (205) vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu (205.5)
- Welterweight Bout 171 max: Sean Brady (170.5) vs. Jake Matthews (169.5)
- Strawweight Bout 116 max: Livinha Souza (116) vs. Amanda Lemos (116)
- Lightweight Bout 156 max: Uros Medic (156) vs. Aalon Cruz (155)
- Bantamweight: Trevin Jones (134.5) vs. Mario Bautista (135.5)
*Askar Askarov missed weight by 1 lb.
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