ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Ahead of Saturday’s fights at Boardwalk Hall, the 28 fighters involved in UFC on ESPN 54 hit the scales at the host hotel. One missed weight.
Atop the event, which airs on ESPN/ESPN+, is a pivotal women’s flyweight main event between top contenders [autotag]Erin Blanchfield[/autotag] (12-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) and [autotag]Manon Fiorot[/autotag] (11-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC).
In the co-main event, welterweight standouts [autotag]Vicente Luque[/autotag] (22-9-1 MMA, 15-5 UFC) and [autotag]Joaquin Buckley[/autotag] (17-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) collide. Also on the card, former UFC middleweight champion [autotag]Chris Weidman[/autotag] (15-7 MMA, 11-7 UFC) attempts to reenter the win column against [autotag]Bruno Silva[/autotag] (23-10 MMA, 4-4 UFC).
All of those fighters made weight, but one from the prelims. [autotag]Julio Arce[/autotag] missed the featherweight limit after previously missing at bantamweight in April 2022. He was given two attempts and gained 0.25 pounds between attempts.
Arce’s re-weigh was the last weigh-in of the day. A different New Jersey State Athletic Commission (NJSAC) representative than who weighed in the other 27 fighters and Arce’s first attempt, weighed in Arce the second time. This caused further frustration and disbelief from Arce’s team, who said they had weighed 146 on their own scale. Arce was fined 20 percent of his purse and the fight will continue as scheduled.
It's official! Erin Blanchfield and Manon Fiorot have made weight for the #UFCAtlanticCity main event. High stakes in this one. pic.twitter.com/dxJb1QFNbQ
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) March 29, 2024
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Check out the full UFC on ESPN 54 weigh-ins results below:
MAIN CARD (ESPN, 10 p.m. ET)
- Erin Blanchfield (125) vs. Manon Fiorot (125.25)
- Joaquin Buckley (170) vs. Vicente Luque (170)
- Bruno Silva (186) vs. Chris Weidman (186)
- Sedriques Dumas (185) vs. Nursulton Ruziboev (185)
- Bill Algeo (146) vs. Kyle Nelson (145)
- Rhys McKee (170.25) vs. Chidi Njokuani (170)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Nate Landwehr (145.25) vs. Jamall Emmers (145)
- Loopy Godinez (115) vs. Virna Jandiroba (115)
- Julio Arce (147)* vs. Herbert Burns (145)
- Dennis Buzukja (145.25) vs. Connor Matthews (145)
- Ibo Aslan (205) vs. Anton Turkalj (205)
- Viktoriia Dudakova (125) vs. Melissa Gatto (125)
- Jacob Malkoun (185) vs. Andre Petroski (186)
- Caolan Loughran (135) vs. Angel Pacheco (135)
* Arce missed featherweight limit by 1 pound; 20 percent fine
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 54.