LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC on ESPN 45 fighter weigh-ins.
The weigh-ins took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The same venue hosts Saturday’s card, which airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.
Among those weighing in were Kai Kara-France (24-10 MMA, 7-3 UFC) and Amir Albazi (16-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC), who meet in the flyweight main event.
OFFICIAL: Kai Kara-France and Amir Albazi have made weight for a rare non-title flyweight main event at #UFCVegas74 on Saturday.
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Both headliners hit their respective marks, along with every other fighter on the card in a flawless session.
The full UFC on ESPN 45 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET)
- Kai Kara-France (125.5) vs. Amir Albazi (126)
- Alex Caceres (145) vs. Daniel Pineda (145.5)
- Jesse Butler (154.5) vs. Jim Miller (155.5)
- Victor Altamirano (124.5) vs. Tim Elliott (126)
- Karine Silva (125.5) vs. Ketlen Souza (124.5)
- Abubakar Nurmagomedov (170) vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (171)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Johnny Munoz (136) vs. Daniel Santos (135.5)
- Andrei Arlovski (245) vs. Don’Tale Mayes (262.5)
- John Castaneda (136) vs. Muin Gafurov (136)
- Jamie Mullarkey (156) vs. Muhammad Naimov (155.5)
- Jinh Yu Frey (116) vs. Elise Reed (115)
- Da’Mon Blackshear (136) vs. Luan Lacerda (136)
- Maxim Grishin (205) vs. Philipe Lins (205.5)
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 45.
