LAS VEGAS – MMA Underground was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC 285 fighter weigh-ins, where two fighters missed weight, but the night’s title fights were unaffected.
The weigh-ins took place at the UFC Apex. The nearby T-Mobile Arena hosts Saturday’s card, which features a main card streaming on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN, ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass.
In the night’s main event, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) moves up a division to face former interim titleholder Ciryl Gane (11-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) with the vacant heavyweight title on the line.
Additionally, reigning women’s flyweight titleholder Valentina Shevchenko (23-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) takes on challenger Alexa Grasso (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC).
Check out the full ceremony in the video above.
The UFC 285 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+ Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Jon Jones (248) vs. Ciryl Gane (247.5) – for heavyweight title
- Champ Valentina Shevchenko (124.5) vs. Alexa Grasso (124.5) – for women’s flyweight title
- Geoff Neal (175)+ vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov (171)
- Mateusz Gamrot (156) vs. Jalin Turner (155.5)
- Bo Nickal (185.5) vs. Jamie Pickett (186)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Cody Garbrandt (136) vs. Trevin Jones (135)
- Derek Brunson (185.5) vs. Dricus Du Plessis (185)
- Viviane Araujo (126) vs. Amanda Ribas (126)
- Marc-Andre Barriault (185) vs. Julian Marquez (186)
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 5:30 p.m. ET)
- Ian Machado Garry (171) vs. Song Kenan (171)
- Mana Martinez (137)* vs. Cameron Saaiman (135)
- Jessica Penne (116) vs. Tabatha Ricci (115.5)
- Farid Basharat (136) vs. Da’Mon Blackshear (136)
- Loik Radzhabov (155.5) vs. Esteban Ribovics (156)
+ Neal missed weight by 4 pounds and was fined 30 percent of his purse
* Martinez missed weight by 1 pound and was fined 30 percent of his purse





