LAS VEGAS – MMAjunkie was on scene and reporting live from today’s early and official UFC 235 fighter weigh-ins, where all fighters hit their marks for Saturday’s card.
In the main event, light heavyweight champion Jon Jones (23-1 MMA, 17-1 UFC) puts his title on the line against heavy underdog challenger Anthony Smith (31-13 MMA, 7-3 UFC). Jones was 205 pounds on the nose; Smith came in a half-pound under the limit at 204.5
In the co-feature, welterweight champion Tyron Woodley (19-3-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC) defends his title against Kamaru Usman (14-1 MMA, 9-0 UFC), who is unbeaten in the UFC. Woodley was 170, while Usman came in a pound under at 169.
The early weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Las Vegas and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 7 p.m. ET at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass.
The full UFC 235 weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Jon Jones (205) vs. Anthony Smith (204.5) – for light heavyweight title
- Champ Tyron Woodley (170) vs. Kamaru Usman (169) – for welterweight title
- Ben Askren (170.5) vs. Robbie Lawler (170)
- Tecia Torres (115) vs. Weili Zhang (116)
- Cody Garbrandt (136) vs. Pedro Munhoz (136)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
- Zabit Magomedsharipov (146) vs. Jeremy Stephens (146)
- Misha Cirkunov (206) vs. Johnny Walker (205.5)
- Alejandro Perez (136) vs. Cody Stamann (135.5)
- Mickey Gall (170.5) vs. Diego Sanchez (170)
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- Charles Byrd (185) vs. Edmen Shahbazyan (184.5)
- Macy Chiasson (136) vs. Gina Mazany (135.5)
- Hannah Cifers (114) vs. Polyana Viana (115.5)
For more on UFC 235, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
