LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC 266 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
The early weigh-ins take 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 Park Theater in Las Vegas. The nearby T-Mobile Arena hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and early prelims on ESPN+.
Among those weighing in are featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski (22-1 MMA, 9-0 UFC) and challenger Brian Ortega (15-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC), who meet in the main event; women’s flyweight champ Valentina Shevchenko (21-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) and challenger Lauren Murphy (15-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC), who fight in the co-feature; and Nick Diaz (26-9 MMA, 7-6 UFC), who returns after a layoff of nearly seven years for a rematch with former welterweight champ Robbie Lawler (28-15 MMA, 13-9 UFC).
The full UFC 266 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Alexander Volkanovski () vs. Brian Ortega () – for featherweight title
- Champ Valentina Shevchenko () vs. Lauren Murphy () – for women’s flyweight title
- Nick Diaz () vs. Robbie Lawler ()
- Curtis Blaydes () vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik ()
- Jessica Andrade () vs. Cynthia Calvillo ()
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews, ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Marlon Moraes () vs. Merab Dvalishvili ()
- Nasrat Haqparast () vs. Dan Hooker ()
- Shamil Abdurakhimov () vs. Chris Daukaus ()
- Roxanne Modafferi () vs. Taila Santos ()
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Uros Medic () vs. Jalin Turner ()
- Cody Brundage () vs. Nick Maximov ()
- Martin Sano () vs. Matthew Semelsberger ()
- Omar Morales () vs. Jonathan Pearce ()
