ABU DHABI – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s early and official UFC on ESPN+ 30 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at 9 a.m. ET (6 a.m. PT).
The early weigh-ins take place at the Flash Forum in at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. UFC on ESPN+ 30 takes place Wednesday at the same venue. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.
Among those weighing in are Deiveson Figueiredo (18-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) and Joseph Benavidez (28-6 MMA, 15-4 UFC), who meet in a rematch in the main event for the vacant flyweight title. Figueiredo won the first meeting by knockout, but wasn’t eligible to win the vacant belt because he missed weight.
The full UFC on ESPN+ 30 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Deiveson Figueiredo () vs. Joseph Benavidez – for vacant flyweight title
- Kelvin Gastelum () vs. Jack Hermansson ()
- Marc Diakiese () vs. Rafael Fiziev ()
- Luana Carolina () vs. Ariane Lipski ()
- Askar Askarov () vs. Alexandre Pantoja ()
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)
- Roman Dolidze () vs. Khadis Ibragimov ()
- Grant Dawson () vs. Nad Narimani ()
- Joel Alvarez () vs. Joe Duffy ()
- Montel Jackson () vs. Brett Johns ()
- Amir Albazi () vs. Malcolm Gordon ()
- Davi Ramos () vs. Arman Tsarukyan ()
- Carlos Felipe () vs. Serghei Spivac ()