LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC Fight Night 229 fighter weigh-ins.
The weigh-ins took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which streams on ESPN+.
Among those weighing in were Grant Dawson (20-1-1 MMA, 8-0-1 UFC) and Bobby Green (30-14-1 MMA, 11-9-1 UFC), who meet in the lightweight main event, and middleweights Abdul Razak Alhassan (12-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) vs. Joe Pyfer (11-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC), who fight in the co-feature.
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It was a flawless session on the scale, with all 22 fighters scheduled to compete making weight in a little more than an hour.
The #UFCVegas80 main event is official after Grant Dawson and Bobby Green hit the non-title lightweight limit. ⚖️
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— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) October 6, 2023
The full UFC Fight Night 229 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Grant Dawson (156) vs. Bobby Green (156)
- Abdul Razak Alhassan (184.5) vs. Joe Pyfer (185)
- Joaquin Buckley (170) vs. Alex Morono (170.5)
- Drew Dober (155.5) vs. Ricky Glenn (155.5)
- Bill Algeo (146) vs. Alexander Hernandez (145.5)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
- Ion Cutelaba (205.5) vs. Philipe Lins ()
- Diana Belbita (115.5) vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz (116)
- Nate Maness (126) vs. Mateus Mendonca (125.5)
- Vanessa Demopoulos (116) vs. Kanako Murata (115.5)
- Johnny Munoz (136) vs. Aori Qileng (136)
- JJ Aldrich (125.5) vs. Montana De La Rosa (126)
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 229.