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UFC on ESPN 26 weigh-in highlights, faceoffs and photo gallery

LAS VEGAS – All the pre-fight activities are in the books for UFC on ESPN 26 following Friday’s official weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs.

In the main event, Islam Makhachev (19-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) takes on Thiago Moises (15-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) at lightweight. In the co-feature, former women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate (18-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC) returns from retirement to take on Marion Reneau (9-7-1 MMA, 5-6-1 UFC), who is planning her own retirement after the fight.

At the conclusion of the official weigh-ins, the fighters came face to face for final staredowns. Check out the highlights in the video above and a photo gallery from the weigh-ins and faceoffs below.

UFC on ESPN 26 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.

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