UFC 278 official weigh-in results: One bout scratched, but everyone else clear
Check out the results from the official weigh-ins ahead of Saturday’s event in Salt Lake City.
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SALT LAKE CITY – MMA Underground was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s “UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2” official weigh-ins, where 24 athletes made their fights official.
The early weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel and preceded the day’s ceremonial weigh-ins, which take place at 4 p.m. MT local time at Vivint Arena, the same venue that host the following night’s event that has a main card airing on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ABC, ESPN and ESPN+.
The night’s main event features reigning welterweight champion Kamaru Usman (20-1 MMA, 15-0 UFC) facing top contender Leon Edwards (19-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) in a rematch seven years in the making. The two headliners were the first two fighters to hit the scales.
Meanwhile, the co-main event features an increasingly tense grudge match between middleweight contender Paulo Costa (13-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) and former UFC and Strikeforce champion Luke Rockhold (16-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC).
A women’s flyweight matchup was scrapped ahead of the weigh-ins, with health issues forcing Shanna Young (8-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) off the card, canceling her bout with Miranda Maverick (10-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC).
UFC 276 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Kamaru Usman (170) vs. Leon Edwards (170) – for welterweight title
- Paulo Costa (185.5) vs. Luke Rockhold (185.5)
- Jose Aldo (136) vs. Merab Dvalishvili (136)
- Lucie Pudilova (135.5) vs. Wu Yanan (136)
- Harry Hunsucker (204.5) vs. Tyson Pedro (205.5)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ABC, ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
- Alexandr Romanov (239.5) vs. Marcin Tybura (252.5)
- Jared Gordon (155.5) vs. Leonardo Santos (156)
- Luis Saldana (145.5) vs. Sean Woodson (146)
- A.J. Fletcher (170.5) vs. Ange Loosa (170.5)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- Amir Albazi (126) vs. Francisco Figueiredo (125.5)
- Aoriqileng (136) vs. Jay Perrin (136)
- Victor Altamirano (125) vs. Daniel Da Silva (126)
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