Robert Whittaker and Reinier de Ridder had been each on level with none issues with the middleweights hitting the dimensions early Friday morning in Abu Dhabi.
The primary occasion was made official after de Ridder was the primary fighter to weigh in with the previous two-division champion from ONE coming in at 186 kilos. Whittaker wasn’t too far behind as he weighed 185.5 kilos.
The struggle serves as de Ridder’s largest take a look at so far after he’s began his UFC profession with three straight wins together with a blistering knockout over extremely touted prospect Bo Nickal in his most up-to-date outing. He additionally holds wins over Gerald Meerschaert and Kevin Holland since becoming a member of the UFC in free company.
As for Whittaker, the previous UFC middleweight champion is trying to return to the win column after he suffered a ugly submission loss to Khamzat Chimaev that compelled him to have oral surgical procedure on account of a number of damaged enamel. General, Whittaker has gone 2-2 in his previous 4 fights with wins over Ikram Aliskerov and Paulo Costa alongside the way in which.
Within the co-main occasion, former UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan had no issues together with his weigh in after hitting the dimensions at 135.5 kilos. His opponent Marcus McGhee, who’s getting a determined step up in competitors for the struggle in Abu Dhabi, was at 138 kilos for the non-title bantamweight struggle.
Bryce Mitchell additionally hit the mark in his first foray at bantamweight after spending the remainder of his UFC profession competing at featherweight. Mitchell weighed 136 kilos with opponent Mentioned Nurmagomedov coming in on the similar 136 kilos, setting the stage for the featured prelim on Saturday.
Listed here are the complete weigh-in outcomes for UFC Abu Dhabi
MAIN CARD
MAIN EVENT: Robert Whittaker (185.5) vs. Reinier de Ridder (186)
Petr Yan (135.5) vs. Marcus McGhee (136)
Shara Magomedov (186) vs. Marc-Andre Barriault (185)
Asu Almabayev (126) vs. Jose Ochoa (125.5)
Nikita Krylov (205) vs. Bogdan Guskov (205)
PRELIMS
Bryce Mitchell (136) vs. Mentioned Nurmagomedov (136)
Muslim Salikhov (170.5) vs. Carlos Leal (170)
Davey Grant (136) vs. Da’Mon Blackshear (136)
Amanda Ribas (116) vs. Tabatha Ricci (115)
Ibo Aslan (204) vs. Billy Elekana (204.5)
Mohammad Yahya (146) vs. Steven Nguyen (145.5)
Martin Buday (266) vs. Marcus Buchecha (254)
