Aljamain Sterling and Youssef Zalal have a lot on the line Saturday, and they didn’t mess around on the scale.
The featherweight contenders successfully made weight in at Friday’s official weigh-ins for their UFC Vegas 116 main event clash tomorrow night. Both made use of the one-pound allowance for a non-title fight with Sterling at 146 and Zalal at 145.5.
The co-main event also features title contention stakes as No. 4-ranked bantamweight Norma Dumont faces No. 10 Joselyne Edwards, stepping in on short notice for an injured Yana Santos. If Dumont and Edwards have been affected by the shakeup, it didn’t show on the scales, as both successfully registered at 135.5 pounds. That had to be a relief for the fighters and their teams, as Dumont and Edwards have had issues making weight on multiple occasions in the past.
All 26 fighters competing Saturday at UFC Vegas 116 successfully made weight.
Check out UFC Vegas 116 weigh-in results below.
Main Card (Paramount+ at 8 p.m. ET)
Aljamain Sterling (146) vs. Youssef Zalal (145.5)
Norma Dumont (135.5) vs. Joselyne Edwards (135.5)
Rafa Garcia (155) vs. Alexander Hernandez (155.5)
Davey Grant (135.5) vs. Adrian Luna Martinetti (135.5)
Montel Jackson (135.5) vs. Raoni Barcelos (136)
Marcus Buchecha (252.5) vs. Ryan Spann (264)
Preliminary Card (Paramount+ at 5 p.m. ET)
Rodolfo Vieira (185.5) vs. Eric McConico (186)
Sedriques Dumas (184) vs. Jackson McVey (185)
Mayra Bueno Silva (136) vs. Michelle Montague (135.5)
Jafel Filho (135.5) vs. Cody Durden (135.5)
Francis Marshall (155.5) vs. Lucas Brennan (155.5)
Max Griffin (170.5) vs. Victor Valenzuela (170)
Talita Alencar (116) vs. Julia Polastri (115.5)
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