PHOENIX – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC 263 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
The early weigh-ins take place at the UFC host hotel in Phoenix and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 7 p.m. ET at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz. The same arena hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.
Among those weighing in are middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (20-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) and challenger Marvin Vettori (17-3-1 MMA, 7-2-1 UFC), who meet in a rematch for Adesanya’s title. Plus, flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo (20-1-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) takes on Brandon Moreno (18-5-2 MMA, 6-2-2 UFC) in a rematch after a draw this past December, and Nate Diaz (20-12 MMA, 15-10 UFC) meets Leon Edwards (18-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in a five-round featured bout.
The full UFC 263 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Israel Adesanya () vs. Marvin Vettori () – for middleweight title
- Champ Deiveson Figueiredo () vs. Brandon Moreno () – for flyweight title
- Nate Diaz () vs. Leon Edwards ()
- Demian Maia () vs. Belal Muhammad ()
- Paul Craig () vs. Jamahal Hill ()
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
- Drew Dober () vs. Brad Riddell ()
- Eryk Anders () vs. Darren Stewart ()
- Joanne Calderwood () vs. Lauren Murphy ()
- Hakeem Dawodu () vs. Movsar Evloev ()
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Alexis Davis () vs. Pannie Kianzad ()
- Frank Camacho () vs. Matt Frevola ()
- Chase Hooper () vs. Steven Peterson ()
- Luigi Vendramini () vs. Fares Ziam ()
- Jake Collier () vs. Carlos Felipe ()