JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC 261 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at 9 a.m. ET (6 a.m. PT).
The early weigh-ins take place at the UFC host hotel in Jacksonville, Fla., and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 4 p.m. ET at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville. 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 former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman (18-1 MMA, 13-0 UFC) and Jorge Masvidal (35-14 MMA, 12-7 UFC), who meet in a rematch in the main event; women’s strawweight champ Zhang Weili (21-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) and former titleholder Rose Namajunas (9-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC), who fight in the co-feature; and women’s flyweight champ Valentina Shevchenko (20-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) and former 115-pound champ Jessica Andrade (21-8 MMA, 12-6 UFC), who will clash in a third title fight.
The full UFC 261 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Kamaru Usman () vs. Jorge Masvidal () – for welterweight title
- Champ Zhang Weili () vs. Rose Namajunas () – for women’s strawweight title
- Champ Valentina Shevchenko () vs. Jessica Andrade () – for women’s flyweight title
- Uriah Hall () vs. Chris Weidman ()
- Jimmy Crute () vs. Anthony Smith ()
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
- Randy Brown () vs. Alex Oliveira ()
- Dwight Grant () vs. Stefan Sekulic ()
- Brendan Allen () vs. Karl Roberson ()
- Tristan Connelly () vs. Pat Sabatini ()
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Danaa Batgerel () vs. Kevin Natividad ()
- Kazula Vargas () vs. Rong Zhu ()
- Qileng Aori () vs. Jeffrey Molina ()
- Ariane Carnelossi () vs. Na Liang ()
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