ABU DHABI – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC 308 fighter weigh-ins.
The early weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel on Yas Island and preceded the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 10 a.m. ET at Etihad Arena. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN+).
Among those who weighed in were featherweight champion Ilia Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and BMF titleholder Max Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC), who meet in the highly anticipated main event. In addition, former middleweight champ Robert Whittaker (26-7 MMA, 17-5 UFC) takes on the unbeaten Khamzat Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) in the co-feature.
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The full UFC 308 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 2 p.m. ET)
- Ilia Topuria (145) vs. Max Holloway (145) – for featherweight title
- Khamzat Chimaev (186) vs. Robert Whittaker (185.5)
- Magomed Ankalaev (204.5) vs. Aleksandar Rakic (206)
- Dan Ige (146) vs. Lerone Murphy (145.5)
- Shara Magomedov (185) vs. Armen Petrosyan (186)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 10 a.m. ET)
- Ibo Aslan (205) vs. Raffael Cerqueira (203)
- Rafael dos Anjos (171) vs. Geoff Neal (171)
- Myktybek Orolbai (159) vs. Mateusz Rebecki (160)
- Brunno Ferreira (185.5) vs. Abus Magomedov (185)
- Chris Barnett (264) vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu (241)
- Farid Basharat (137) vs. Victor Hugo (145.5)
- Ismail Naurdiev (185) vs. Bruno Silva (186)
- Rinat Fakhretdinov (171) vs. Carlos Leal (169.5)
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 308.