LAS VEGAS – MMA Underground was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC Fight Night 217 fighter weigh-ins, where all but one fighter made weight without issue.
The weigh-ins took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The same venue hosts Saturday’s card, which streams on ESPN+.
Among those weighing in were the night’s headliners, middleweight contenders Sean Strickland (25-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) and Nassourdine Imavov (12-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC), who meet in a light heavyweight contest in a bout that was arranged on short notice. Strickland registered 204 pounds, while Imavov came in immediately following and was just 194 pounds, marking a 10-pound difference.
One matchup was canceled during the ceremony, as Sijara Eubanks (7-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC) was not able to make it to the scales, and her bout with Priscila Cachoeira (12-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) was scratched, with UFC officials citing “weight management issues.”
Check out the full ceremony in the video above.
The complete UFC Fight Night 217 results include:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Sean Strickland (204) vs. Nassourdine Imavov (194)
- Dan Ige (145.5) vs. Damon Jackson (145.5)
- Roman Kopylov (185) vs. Punahele Soriano (185.5)
- Raquel Pennington (135.5) vs. Ketlen Vieira (136)
- Raoni Barcelos (135) vs. Umar Nurmagomedov (135)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
- Javid Basharat (136) vs. Mateus Mendonca (134.5)
- Abdul Razak Alhassan (185.5) vs. Claudio Ribeiro (183)
- Nick Fiore (155) vs. Mateusz Rebecki (155.5)
- Carlos Hernandez (125) vs. Allan Nascimento (125.5)
- Nick Aguirre (145.5) vs. Dan Argueta (146)
- Jimmy Flick (126) vs. Charles Johnson (126)
- Priscila Cachoeira (126) vs. Sijara Eubanks ()*
* Eubanks was forced to withdraw from the card due to “weight management issues” according to UFC officials
