MEXICO CITY – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC Fight Night 237 fighter weigh-ins.
The early weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Mexico City, and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 6 p.m. ET at Mexico City Arena. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event (ESPN+).
Among those weighing in were former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno (21-7-2 MMA, 9-4-2 UFC) and recent title challenger Brandon Royval (15-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC), who meet in the main event, and featherweight contenders Brian Ortega (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) and Yair Rodriguez (18-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC), who fight in the co-feature.
The #UFCMexico co-main event rematch is official!
Brian Ortega makes weight for the first time in 19 months, while Yair Rodriguez looks shredded as always. pic.twitter.com/ToZyoCmlBc
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) February 23, 2024
The notables atop the card made weight, but the same couldn’t be said for a pair of prelim fighters.
The full UFC Fight Night 237 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)
- Brandon Moreno (126) vs. Brandon Royval (126)
- Brian Ortega (146) vs. Yair Rodriguez (146)
- Francisco Prado (156) vs. Daniel Zellhuber (156)
- Raul Rosas Jr. (136) vs. Ricky Turcios (136)
- Sam Hughes (115) vs. Yazmin Jauregui (115)
- Chris Duncan (156) vs. Manuel Torres (155)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Raoni Barcelos (135) vs. Jose Quinonez (135)
- Jesus Aguilar (126) vs. Mateus Mendonca (126)
- Edgar Chairez (131)* vs. Daniel Lacerda (127)**
- Claudio Puelles (156) vs. Fares Ziam (156)
- Denys Bondar (126) vs. Ronaldo Rodriguez (126)
- Victor Altamirano (125) vs. Felipe dos Santos (124)
- Muhammad Naimov (146) vs. Erik Silva (146)
* Chairez missed flyweight limit by 5 pounds
** Lacerda missed flyweight limit by 1 pound
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 237.
