ABU DHABI – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC 257 fighter weigh-ins.
The weigh-ins take place at the W hotel in Abu Dhabi ahead of Friday’s ceremonial weigh-ins at Etihad Arena. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.
Among those weighing in were former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier (26-6 MMA, 18-5 UFC) and ex-lightweight and featherweight champ Conor McGregor (22-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC), who meet in the main event rematch. Plus, former Bellator lightweight champ Michael Chandler (21-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes his promotional debut against Dan Hooker (20-9 MMA, 10-5 UFC) in another key fight at 155 pounds. All four of them made weight.
OFFICIAL: @TheNotoriousMMA and @DustinPoirier were the first two men on the scale at #UFC257 weigh-ins. The rematch is a go! 🇮🇪💎
Full story: https://t.co/uUlL0cryIz pic.twitter.com/UJcCQ9SBCc
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) January 22, 2021
OFFICIAL: @MikeChandlerMMA's debut is finally set in stone. The former Bellator champ and @DanTheHangman both hit 1️⃣5️⃣6️⃣ on the scale.#UFC257 | Full story: https://t.co/Q6A3sk2UIR pic.twitter.com/U5aCoZwcv3
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) January 22, 2021
That’s where the smooth sailing ended for the most part, though. Ottman Azaitar did not show up to weigh in for his lightweight bout vs. Matt Frevola, nor did Nasrat Haqparast for his lightweight matchup vs. Arman Tsarukyan, who missed weight by one pound.
The full UFC 257 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Dustin Poirier (156) vs. Conor McGregor (155)
- Michael Chandler (156) vs. Dan Hooker (156)
- Joanne Calderwood (126) vs. Jessica Eye (126)
- Ottman Azaitar ()* vs. Matt Frevola (155.5)
- Amanda Ribas (116) vs. Marina Rodriguez (116)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Nasrat Haqparast ()**** vs. Arman Tsarukyan (157)**
- Antonio Carlos Junior (185) vs. Brad Tavares (185.5)
- Sara McMann (135) vs. Julianna Pena (136)
- Marcin Prachnio (206) vs. Khalil Rountree (206)***
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET)
- Makhmud Muradov (186) vs. Andrew Sanchez (186)
- Movsar Evloev (150) vs. Nik Lentz (150)
- Amir Albazi (126) vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov (126)
* Ottman Azaitar did not weigh in and was ruled out of his fight fight vs. Matt Frevola
** Arman Tsarukyan missed lightweight limit by 3 pounds; given one additional hour and missed weight by one pound.
*** Khalil Rountree missed light heavyweight limit by 0.5 pounds on first attempt, but made weight on his second attempt.
**** Nasrat Haqparast did not weigh in and was ruled out of his fight fight vs. Tsarukyan due to illness
