LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC Fight Night 254 (ESPN+) fighter weigh-ins at the host hotel.
Among those weighing in were former middleweight title challenger Marvin Vettori (19-7-1 MMA, 9-5-1 UFC) and Roman Dolidze (14-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC), who meet in the main event rematch, and Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (25-8-1 MMA, 11-4-1 UFC) and Chidi Njokuani (24-10 MMA, 4-3 UFC), who fight in the welterweight co-feature.
The featured athletes were all on point on the scale, but the same can’t be said for a pair of undercard fighters who were heavy, including undefeated newcomer Diyar Nurgozhay, who was 4.5 pounds over the mark for his light heavyweight bout against Brendson Ribeiro.
The full UFC Fight Night 254 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Marvin Vettori (186) vs. Roman Dolidze (186)
- Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (171) vs. Chidi Njokuani (172.25)*
- Alexander Hernandez (156) vs. Kurt Holobaugh (155.5)
- Da’Mon Blackshear (136) vs. Cody Gibson (136)
- Diyar Nurgozhay (210.5)** vs. Brendson Ribeiro (205.5)
- Seungwoo Choi (146) vs. Kevin Vallejos (145.5)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta (261.5) vs. Ryan Spann (249)
- A.J. Cunningham (136) vs. Su Young You (136)
- Josias Musasa (136) vs. Carlos Vera (136)
- Sam Hughes (116) vs. Stephanie Luciano (116)
- Daniel Barez (126) vs. Andre Lima (126)
- Priscila Cachoeira (135) vs. Josiane Nunes (136)
- Yuneisy Duben (125.5) vs. Carli Judice (125)
** Njokuani missed welterweight limit by 1.25 pounds; fine amount TBD
** Nurgozhay missed light heavyweight limit by 4.5 pounds; fined 25 percent of purse
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 254.
