NORFOLK, Va. – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s early and official UFC on ESPN+ 27 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 Norfolk, Va. Unlike most UFC events, there are no ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans ahead of Saturday’s card, which takes place at Chartway Arena in Norfolk. The event streams on ESPN+.
Among those weighing in are Joseph Benavidez (28-5 MMA, 15-3 UFC) and Deiveson Figueiredo (17-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), who meet in the main event for the vacant flyweight title, and Zarah Fairn (6-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and former Invicta FC champion Felicia Spencer (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), who fight in the women’s featherweight co-feature.
The full UFC on ESPN+ 27 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Joseph Benavidez () vs. Deiveson Figueiredo () – for vacant flyweight title
- Zarah Fairn () vs. Felicia Spencer ()
- Magomed Ankalaev () vs. Ion Cutelaba ()
- Megan Anderson () vs. Norma Dumont ()
- Grant Dawson () vs. Darrick Minner ()
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)
- Steve Garcia () vs. Luis Pena ()
- Kyler Phillips () vs. Gabriel Silva ()
- Brendan Allen () vs. Tom Breese ()
- Serghei Spivac () vs. Marcin Tybura ()
- TJ Brown () vs. Jordan Griffin ()
- Spike Carlyle () vs. Aalon Cruz ()
- Sean Brady () vs. Ismail Naurdiev ()