UFC 284 weigh-in results: UFC News: This Sunday, UFC 284 will take place at Perth, Australia’s RAC Arena after the first Pay-per-view UFC event of 2023. Given that there will be two championship fights at this event, it will be significant. Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will join the 155 lb. clubs, while Islam Makhachev will defend his lightweight title. Moreover, the co-main event will feature a featherweight championship fight between Josh Emmett and Yair Rodriguez for the interim UFC title. Follow UFC 284 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Meanwhile, the UFC fighter attended the weigh-in event to officially get qualify for the event. Overall, all competitors—with the exception of two athletes—have reached their official weight. The official weigh-in results and full bout card for UFC 284 can be seen below.
UFC 284 weigh-in results: Islam Makhachev vs Alexander Volkanovski Event Full results
Before any of that can happen, UFC fighters must weigh in to be legally qualified for the fight. Additionally, this time around, they will need to reduce weight very carefully, considering four competitors will be competing in title bouts. For the unaware, the rules are strict and we have seen in the past that fighters also shave their head to hit the weight.
UFC 284 weigh-in results: Islam Makhachev heavier than Alexander Volkanovski, two fighters will miss the event, and more, Check the details of UFC 284 weigh-in results
Speaking of this event, the good news is that, as you can see below, all of the fighters competing in the main event made their weight. Unfortunately, Rodrigues and Tukhogov missed their weight cuts by one pound and 1.5 pounds, respectively. Check out the result below.
Main card (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV):
- UFC lightweight championship: Islam Makhachev (155) vs. Alexander Volkanovski (154.5)
- UFC featherweight championship: Yair Rodriguez (145) vs. Josh Emmett (145)
- Welterweight: Randy Brown (171) vs. Jack Della Maddalena (171)
- Heavyweight: Justin Tafa (266) vs. Parker Porter (264)
- Light heavyweight: Jimmy Crute (204.5) vs. Alonzo Menifield (205)
Prelims (8 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+):
- Light heavyweight: Tyson Pedro (206) vs. Modestas Bukauskus (206)
- Featherweight: Joshua Culibao (146) vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan (146)
- Flyweight: Kleydson Rodrigues (127)* vs. Shannon Ross (125.5)
- Lightweight: Jamie Mullarkey (155) vs. Francisco Prado (154.5)
Early Prelims (6 p.m. ET on ESPN+):
- Featherweight: Jack Jenkins (145.5) vs. Don Shainis (146)
- Strawweight: Loma Lookboonme (115.5) vs. Elise Reed (115.5)
- Featherweight: Blake Bilder (146) vs. Shane Young (145.5)
- Lightweight: Zubaira Tukhugov (157.5)** vs. Elves Brenner (155.5)
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