LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC Fight Night 230 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+.
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Among those weighing in are Sodiq Yusuff (13-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) and Edson Barboza (23-11 MMA, 17-11 UFC), who meet in the feaatherweight main event, and women’s flyweights Viviane Araujo (11-5 MMA, 5-4 UFC) and Jennifer Maia (21-9-1 MMA, 6-5 UFC), who fight in the co-feature.
The #UFCVegas81 main event is OFFICIAL after Sodiq Yusuff and Edson Barboza made weight without issue this morning. ⚖️
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Those top names all made weight successfully, but the same can’t be said for main card fighter Christian Rodriguez, who weighed four pounds over the bantamweight for his matchup with Cameron Saaiman. The fight will continue at a catchweight, but Rodriguez will forfeit 25 percent of his purse to his opponent.
Additionally, the planned catchweight rematch between between Edgar Chairez and Daniel Lacerda was canceled after both men weighed in due to a non-weight-related medical issue on Lacerda’s side, the promotion announced.
The full UFC Fight Night 230 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Sodiq Yusuff (145.5) vs. Edson Barboza (146)
- Viviane Araujo (126) vs. Jennifer Maia (125)
- Jonathan Martinez (136) vs. Adrian Yanez (135.5)
- Michel Pereira (186) vs. Andre Petroski (186)
- Edgar Chairez (129.5) vs. Daniel Lacerda (130) – 130-pound catchweight bout*
- Christian Rodriguez (140)** vs. Cameron Saaiman (135.5)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
- TJ Brown (146) vs. Darren Elkins (146)
- Tainara Lisboa (133.5) vs. Ravena Oliveira (133)
- Brendon Marotte (155.5) vs. Terrance McKinney (155.5)
- Irina Alekseeva (135) vs. Melissa Dixon (135.5)
- Heili Alateng (136) vs. Chris Gutierrez (136)
- Emily Ducote (115.5) vs. Ashley Yoder (115.5)
* Chairez vs. Lacerda canceled due to medical issue
* Rodriguez missed bantamweight limit by 4 pounds; fined 25 percent of purse
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 230.