LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on-scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC Fight Night 242 (ESPN+) fighter weigh-ins at the UFC Apex.
Among those weighing in were former welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns (22-7 MMA, 15-7 UFC) and Sean Brady (16-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), who meet in the main event, and former women’s strawweight champion Jessica Andrade (26-12 MMA, 17-10 UFC) and Natalia Silva (17-5-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC), who fight in the women’s flyweight co-feature.
The #UFCVegas97 main event is OFFICIAL ⚖️
Gilbert Burns and Sean Brady have made weight for Saturday's five-round welterweight bout at the UFC Apex. pic.twitter.com/xlXqNcvuPk
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) September 6, 2024
The four prominent names hit their marks, but two on the undercard came in heavy, including one scary weigh-in from prelim fighter Dylan Budka, who was 2.5 pounds over for his middleweight bout with Andre Petroski.
Dylan Budka appeared on the verge of collapse when he stepped on the scale 2.5 pounds heavy at #UFCVegas97 weigh-ins 😳 pic.twitter.com/y7pRDyjtOw
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) September 6, 2024
The full UFC Fight Night 242 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Gilbert Burns (171) vs. Sean Brady (171)
- Jessica Andrade (124.5) vs. Natalia Silva (125.5)
- Steve Garcia (145.5) vs. Kyle Nelson (148.5)*
- Cody Durden (135) vs. Matt Schnell (135)
- Yanal Ashmouz (154.5) vs. Trevor Peek (155)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
- Chris Padilla (154) vs. Rong Zhu (155.5)
- Isaac Dulgarian (145.5) vs. Brendon Marotte (145)
- Felipe dos Santos (124.5) vs. Andre Lima (125.5)
- Gabriel Santos (146) vs. Yi Zha (144.5)
- Jaqueline Amorim (115.5) vs. Vanessa Demopoulos (116)
- Dylan Budka (188.5)** vs. Andre Petroski (185.5)
- Nathan Fletcher (145) vs. Zygimantas Ramaska (145.5)
* Nelson missed featherweight limit by 2.5 pounds; fine amount TBD
** Budka missed middleweight limit by 2.5 pounds; fined 20 percent of purse
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 242.
