ABU DHABI – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC 308 fighter weigh-ins.
The early weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel on Yas Island and preceded the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 10 a.m. ET at Etihad Arena. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN+).
Among those who weighed in were featherweight champion Ilia Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and BMF titleholder Max Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC), who meet in the highly anticipated main event. In addition, former middleweight champ Robert Whittaker (26-7 MMA, 17-5 UFC) takes on the unbeaten Khamzat Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) in the co-feature.
The full UFC 308 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 2 p.m. ET)
Ilia Topuria (145) vs. Max Holloway (145) – for featherweight title Khamzat Chimaev (186) vs. Robert Whittaker (185.5) Magomed Ankalaev (204.5) vs. Aleksandar Rakic (206) Dan Ige (146) vs. Lerone Murphy (145.5) Shara Magomedov (185) vs. Armen Petrosyan (186)PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 10 a.m. ET)
Ibo Aslan (205) vs. Raffael Cerqueira (203) Rafael dos Anjos (171) vs. Geoff Neal (171) Myktybek Orolbai (159) vs. Mateusz Rebecki (160) Brunno Ferreira (185.5) vs. Abus Magomedov (185) Chris Barnett (264) vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu (241) Farid Basharat (137) vs. Victor Hugo (145.5) Ismail Naurdiev (185) vs. Bruno Silva (186) Rinat Fakhretdinov (171) vs. Carlos Leal (169.5)For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 308.
