Magomed Ankalaev vs. Alex Pereira 2 is on.
At Friday’s official weigh-ins for UFC 320 in Las Vegas, Ankalaev and Pereira have been early to hit the dimensions and each did so efficiently 204.5 kilos. They’re set to rematch for Ankalaev’s mild heavyweight title, which he received from Pereira at UFC 313 this previous March.
The bantamweight title co-main occasion can also be official with champion Merab Dvalishvili weighing in at 135 kilos and challenger Cory Sandhagen coming in at 134.5 kilos. Dvalishvili seeks his third consecutive title protection after wins over Sean O’Malley and Umar Nurmagomedov earlier this 12 months.
One fighter didn’t make weight, bantamweight veteran Macy Chiasson. The final fighter to weigh in, Chiasson got here in at 137.5 kilos (1.5 kilos over the restrict for a non-title bout). She forfeits 25 % of her purse as penalty to opponent Yana Santos and their bout proceeds at a catchweight.
Weight-cut weirdness appears to observe Chiasson, who as soon as received a season of The Final Fighter as a featherweight. Previous opponents Ketlen Vieira, Norma Dumont, and Aspen Ladd all had weight-cutting points for bouts with Chiasson, and Chiasson herself missed weight at 145 kilos when she stepped in on brief discover to combat Raquel Pennington in December 2021.
Santos didn’t take the miss calmly.
“Think about signing a contract and displaying up chubby once more,” Santos wrote on Twitter. “A few of us respect the grind. Others disrespect the game.”
Outdoors of Chiasson, all of the fighters competing on Saturday’s 14-fight card efficiently made weight.
See UFC 320 official weigh-in outcomes beneath.
Primary Card (ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET)
Magomed Ankalaev (204.5) vs. Alex Pereira (204.5)
Merab Dvalishvili (135) vs. Cory Sandhagen (134.5)
Jiri Prochazka (206) vs. Khalil Rountree (205)
Josh Emmett (146) vs. Youssef Zalal (146)
Abus Magomedov (185.5) vs. Joe Pyfer (186)
Preliminary Card (ESPNews/ESPN+/Disney+/FX at 8 p.m. ET)
Ateba Gautier (186) vs. Treston Vines (185)
Edmen Shahbazyan (185.5) vs. Andre Muniz (185.5)
Chris Gutierrez (136) vs. Farid Basharat (136)
Daniel Santos (151) vs. Joo Sang Yoo (152.5)
Early Prelims (ESPN+/Disney+/FX at 6 p.m. ET)
Macy Chiasson (137.5)* vs. Yana Santos (135)
Patchy Combine (136) vs. Jakub Wiklacz (136)
Punahele Soriano (170.5) vs. Nikolay Veretennikov (170.5)
Ramiz Brahimaj (170.5) vs. Austin Vanderford (170.5)
Veronica Hardy (125.5) vs. Brogan Walker (124.5)
*Chiasson missed weight. Her bout with Yana Santos proceeds at a catchweight with Chiasson forfeiting 25 % of her purse as penalty
