NEW YORK – UFC 309 ceremonial weigh-ins took place Friday, and the fighters came face-to-face one final time before the promotion’s annual stop in “The Big Apple.”
Ceremonial weigh-ins took place at Madison Square Garden, which hosts Saturday’s event (ESPN+, ESPNews, ESPN+). Among those squaring off were the heavyweight title headliners, as well as lightweight contenders [autotag]Charles Oliveira[/autotag] and [autotag]Michael Chandler[/autotag], who meet in an anticipated rematch with high stakes at 155 pounds.
Oliveira (34-10 MMA, 22-10 UFC) defeated Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) by second-round TKO in a vacant title bout at UFC 262 in May 2021. He’s on a journey to reclaim gold, but he’ll have to get through Chandler, who returns from a two-year layoff after his failed pursuit of a matchup with Conor McGregor.
Check out the video above to see the athletes from all 13 scheduled matchups come face-to-face, and don’t miss the photo gallery below.
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