LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on-scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC Fight Night 242 (ESPN+) fighter weigh-ins at the UFC Apex.
Among those weighing in were former welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns (22-7 MMA, 15-7 UFC) and Sean Brady (16-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), who meet in the main event, and former women’s strawweight champion Jessica Andrade (26-12 MMA, 17-10 UFC) and Natalia Silva (17-5-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC), who fight in the women’s flyweight co-feature.
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The four prominent names hit their marks, but two on the undercard came in heavy, including one scary weigh-in from prelim fighter Dylan Budka, who was 2.5 pounds over for his middleweight bout with Andre Petroski.
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The full UFC Fight Night 242 weigh-in results include:
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MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Gilbert Burns (171) vs. Sean Brady (171)
- Jessica Andrade (124.5) vs. Natalia Silva (125.5)
- Steve Garcia (145.5) vs. Kyle Nelson (148.5)*
- Cody Durden (135) vs. Matt Schnell (135)
- Yanal Ashmouz (154.5) vs. Trevor Peek (155)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
- Chris Padilla (154) vs. Rong Zhu (155.5)
- Isaac Dulgarian (145.5) vs. Brendon Marotte (145)
- Felipe dos Santos (124.5) vs. Andre Lima (125.5)
- Gabriel Santos (146) vs. Yi Zha (144.5)
- Jaqueline Amorim (115.5) vs. Vanessa Demopoulos (116)
- Dylan Budka (188.5)** vs. Andre Petroski (185.5)
- Nathan Fletcher (145) vs. Zygimantas Ramaska (145.5)
* Nelson missed featherweight limit by 2.5 pounds; fine amount TBD
** Budka missed middleweight limit by 2.5 pounds; fined 20 percent of purse
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 242.