JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s UFC on ABC 5 fighter weigh-ins.
The early weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Jacksonville, Fla., and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 5 p.m. ET at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on ABC and ESPN+ following prelims on ESPN/ESPN+.
Among those weighing in were Josh Emmett (18-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) and Ilia Topuria (13-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC), who meet in the featherweight main event, and Maycee Barber (12-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) and Amanda Ribas (11-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC), who fight in a women’s flyweight contenders bout. All four fighters atop the card made weight.
OFFICIAL: Josh Emmett and Ilia Topuria have made weight for the #UFCJacksonville main event.
Who looks better on the scale? ⚖️
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— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) June 23, 2023
#UFCJacksonville co-headliners Amanda Ribas and Maycee Barber made weight with issue for their flyweight showdown.
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— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) June 23, 2023
The prelims were plagued with misses, though. Loik Radzhabov was 1.25 pounds heavy for his lightweight bout vs. Mateusz Rebecki, and Kleydson Rodrigues was a whopping three pounds overweight for his flyweight clash with Tatsuro Taira, leading to a cancellation of their matchup.
Complete UFC on ABC 5 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (ABC/ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)
- Josh Emmett (145.5) vs. Ilia Topuria (146)
- Maycee Barber (126) vs. Amanda Ribas (125)
- Austen Lane (245.5) vs. Justin Tafa (266)
- David Onama (146) vs. Gabriel Santos (145)
- Brendan Allen (185.5) vs. Bruno Silva (186)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 11:30 a.m. ET)
- Neil Magny (171) vs. Phil Rowe (171)
- Randy Brown (171) vs. Wellington Turman (171)
- Loik Radzhabov (157.25)* vs. Mateusz Rebecki (155.5)
- Tabatha Ricci (114) vs. Gillian Robertson (116)
- Joshua Van (125.25) vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov (125.5)
- Chepe Mariscal (154) vs. Trevor Peek (156)
- Jamall Emmers (146) vs. Jack Jenkins (145.5)
- Kleydson Rodrigues (129)** vs. Tatsuro Taira (126)
- Cody Brundage (186) vs. Sedriques Dumas (185)
*Radzhabov missed the lightweight limit by 1.25 pounds; fined 20 percent of purse
**Rodrigues missed the flyweight limit by 3 pounds; fight canceled
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ABC 5.