HOUSTON – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s early and official UFC 247 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at 10 a.m. ET (7 a.m. PT, 9 a.m. CT local time).
The early weigh-ins take place at the UFC host hotel in Houston and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 6 p.m. ET at Toyota Center in Houston. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
Among those weighing in are light heavyweight champion Jon Jones (25-1 MMA, 19-1 UFC) and challenger Dominick Reyes (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC), who meet in the main event, and women’s flyweight champ Valentina Shevchenko (18-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) and challenger Katlyn Chookagian (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC), who meet in the co-feature.
The full UFC 247 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Jon Jones () vs. Dominick Reyes () – for light heavyweight title
- Champ Valentina Shevchenko () vs. Katlyn Chookagian () – for women’s flyweight title
- Juan Adams () vs. Justin Tafa ()
- Mirsad Bektic () vs. Dan Ige ()
- Ilir Latifi () vs. Derrick Lewis ()
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
- Antonio Arroyo () vs. Trevin Giles ()
- Andrea Lee () vs. Lauren Murphy ()
- Alex Morono () vs. Kalinn Williams ()
- Mario Bautista () vs. Miles Johns ()
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET)
- Journey Newson () vs. Domingo Pilarte ()
- Andre Ewell () vs. Jonathan Martinez ()
- Austin Lingo () vs. Youssef Zalal ()
