The UFC 270 weigh-in took place today (Jan. 21) inside the event host hotel in Anaheim, Calif. All 24 fighters, including the event’s champions and challengers, hit their marks making all 12 bouts for tomorrow night official.

In the UFC 270 headliner, from inside the Honda Center, lineal heavyweight king Francis Ngannou (16-3) will defend his recently won title for the first time against former teammate and current interim titlist Ciryl Gane (10-0). The matchup is one of the most highly anticipated heavyweight title fights in nearly a decade.

In the co-main event, the UFC gets its first back-to-back-to-back trilogy series when Brandon Moreno (19-5-2) also defends his newly won title for the first time against former division champion in Brazilian power-puncher Deiveson Figueiredo (20-2-1).

The card kicks off with the early prelims at 6:15 pm ET on UFC Fight Pass and ESPN+. The core preliminary action follows at 8 pm ET on ESPN+ and ESPN 2. The main card pay-per-view — for $74.99 — commences at 10 pm ET exclusively on streaming service ESPN+.

UFC 270 weigh-in rundown

Main Card

Francis Ngannou (257) vs. Ciryl Gane (247) – heavyweight title fight

Brandon Moreno (124) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo (124) – flyweight title fight

Andre Fialho (169.5) vs. Michel Pereira (170)

Said Nurmagomedov (136) vs. Cody Stamann (135.5)

Trevin Giles (170) vs. Michael Morales (170)

Preliminary Card

Raoni Barcelos (135) vs. Victor Henry (135.5)

Tony Gravely (135.5) vs. Saimon Oliveira (136)

Jack Della Maddalena (170.5) vs. Pete Rodriguez (170.5)

Vanessa Demopoulos (115.5) vs. Silvana Gomez Juarez (115.5)

Matt Frevola (154.5) vs. Genaro Valdez (155.5)

Kay Hansen (125) vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius (125)

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