UFC 290 Weigh-In: UFC News: Prior to their featherweight title unification fight planned for the UFC 290 main event Saturday in Las Vegas, Alexander Volkanovski and Yair Rodriguez made weight on Friday. Follow UFC News Updates with InsideSports.IN.
The current champion, Volkanovski, weighed 144.5 pounds, and the interim winner, Rodriguez, weighed 145 pounds.
Before their championship match in the co-main event, flyweight champions Brandon Moreno and Alexandre Pantoja were also on point. Both individuals weighed 125 pounds.
In order to compete for the flyweight championship, Brandon Royval weighed in at 125 pounds.
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When Will Alexander Volkanovski vs Yair Rodriguez Hit The Weighing Scale?
Starting at precisely 12 p.m. ET, the UFC 290 early (and official) weigh-ins will be broadcast LIVE from the promotion’s APEX centre in the attached video above. The event should take about two hours, but depending on how quickly all 28 fighters arrive at the scale, it might end considerably sooner. The UFC 290 ceremonial weigh-ins with fighter staredowns will also be held by the promotion at 7 p.m. ET, live from T-Mobile Arena. In non-title fights, the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) allows one extra pound, but championship bouts must return the precise weights, without exception.
UFC 290 Weigh-In: When Will Alexander Volkanovski vs Yair Rodriguez Hit The Weighing Scale?
Below are the full early weigh-in results for UFC 290:
Main card (ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET)
- Alexander Volkanovski (144.5) vs. Yair Rodriguez (145)
- Brandon Moreno (125) vs. Alexandre Pantoja (125)
- Robert Whittaker (185.5) vs. Dricus Du Plessis (186)
- Jalin Turner (TBD) vs. Dan Hooker (155.5)
- Bo Nickal (186) vs. Val Woodburn (185.5)
Preliminary card (ESPN at 8 p.m. ET)
- Robbie Lawler (TBD) vs. Niko Price (171)
- Jack Della Maddalena (171) vs. Josiah Harrell (170.5)
- Yazmin Jauregui (115.5) vs. Denise Gomes (115.5)
- Jimmy Crute (205) vs. Alonzo Menifield (205.5)
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET)
- Tatsuro Taira (130) vs. Edgar Chairez (129)
- Vitor Petrino (206) vs. Marcin Prachnio (206)
- Cameron Saaiman (135) vs. Terrence Mitchell (135)
- Shannon Ross (126) vs. Jesus Aguilar (126)
- Kamuela Kirk (155.5) vs. Esteban Ribovics (156)
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