LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC 259 fighter weigh-ins, and you can get full results of the action as it unfolds.
In the main event, UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz (27-8 MMA, 10-5 UFC) puts his belt on the line against middleweight titleholder Israel Adesanya (20-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC), who’s moving up a division in hopes of gaining “champ-champ” status.
That’s just one of three title fights, though, as women’t double champ Amanda Nunes (20-4 MMA, 13-1 UFC) puts her UFC featherweight title on the line against Megan Anderson (10-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC), and bantamweight champ Petr Yan (15-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) looks to defend against Aljamain Sterling (19-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC).
The weigh-ins take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.
The full UFC 259 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Jan Blachowicz () vs. Israel Adesanya ()
- Champ Amanda Nunes () vs. Megan Anderson ()
- Champ Petr Yan () vs. Aljamain Sterling ()
- Drew Dober () vs. Islam Makhachev ()
- Aleksandar Rakic () vs. Thiago Santos ()
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
- Dominick Cruz () vs. Casey Kenney ()
- Kyler Phillips () vs. Song Yadong ()
- Askar Askarov () vs. Joseph Benavidez ()
- Amanda Lemos () vs. Livinha Souza ()
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Tim Elliott () vs. Jordan Espinosa ()
- Kennedy Nzechukwu () vs. Carlos Ulberg ()
- Sean Brady () vs. Jake Matthews ()
- Rogerio Bontorin () vs. Kai Kara-France ()
- Aalon Cruz () vs. Uros Medic ()
- Mario Bautista () vs. Trevin Jones ()
