March 14, 2025 7:45 am ET
LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting stay from Friday’s official UFC Fight Night 254 (ESPN+) fighter weigh-ins on the host lodge.
Amongst these weighing in had been 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 primary occasion rematch, and Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (25-8-1 MMA, 11-4-1 UFC) and Chidi Njokuani (24-10 MMA, 4-3 UFC), who struggle within the welterweight co-feature.
The featured athletes had been all on level on the dimensions, however the identical can’t be stated for a pair of undercard fighters who had been heavy, together with undefeated newcomer Diyar Nurgozhay, who was 4.5 kilos over the mark for his gentle heavyweight bout towards Brendson Ribeiro.
The total UFC Combat Night time 254 weigh-in outcomes embody:
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 Younger 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 restrict by 1.25 kilos; effective quantity TBD
** Nurgozhay missed gentle heavyweight restrict by 4.5 kilos; fined 25 % of purse
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