BOSTON – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC 292 fighter weigh-in.
The early weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Boston and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 5 p.m. ET at TD Garden in Boston. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. All fighters hit their respective marks.
Among those weighing in were bantamweight champions Aljamain Sterling (23-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) and challenger Sean O’Malley (16-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC), who meet in the main event, and women’s strawweight champ Zhang Weili (23-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) and challenger Amanda Lemos (13-2-1 MMA, 7-2 UFC), who fight in the co-feature. All four title-fight athletes hit their marks.
The #UFC292 main event is OFFICIAL! It was "easy work" for champ Aljamain Sterling, and Sean O'Malley looked ready, too. 💪😎
Full story: https://t.co/wDuO5hp1Cc pic.twitter.com/wYlJsvhUa7
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) August 18, 2023
For strawweight gold! Champ Zhang Weili and challenger Amanda Lemos have made weight and locked in Saturday's #UFC292 title fight.
Full video: https://t.co/4RNB6DstQD pic.twitter.com/hj7BNWGkGh
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) August 18, 2023
Chris Weidman is BACK! After breaking his leg 847 days ago, the former UFC champ returns and keeps his flawless weigh-in record in tact. 👏#UFC292 weigh-in results: https://t.co/4HTcI754L3 pic.twitter.com/j77zE48fyN
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) August 18, 2023
In addition, two new “Ultimate Fighter” winners will be crowned: Kurt Holobaugh (19-7 MMA, 0-4 UFC) takes on Austin Hubbard (15-6 MMA, 3-4 UFC) in the lightweight final, and Cody Gibson (19-8 MMA, 1-3 UFC) meets Brad Katona (12-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) in the bantamweight final. They did their business on the scale, as well.
The full UFC 292 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Aljamain Sterling (135) vs. Sean O’Malley (135) – for bantamweight title
- Champ Zhang Weili (115) vs. Amanda Lemos (114) – for women’s strawweight title
- Ian Machado Garry (170) vs. Neil Magny (170)
- Mario Bautista (136) vs. Da’Mon Blackshear (135.5)
- Pedro Munhoz (135) vs. Marlon Vera (136)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Brad Tavares (185) vs. Chris Weidman (186)
- Gregory Rodrigues (186) vs. Denis Tiuliulin (185)
- Kurt Holobaugh (155.5) vs. Austin Hubbard (155) – “TUF” 31 lightweight final
- Cody Gibson (135) vs. Brad Katona (135) – “TUF” 31 bantamweight final
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Gerald Meerschaert (185) vs. Andre Petroski (186)
- Andrea Lee (125) vs. Natalia Silva (125)
- Maryna Moroz (125) vs. Karine Silva (125)
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 292.
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