UFC Saudi Arabia weigh-ins: Adesanya, Imavov, Magomedov, Page hit 186-lb limit
At the UFC Fight Night 250 weigh-ins in Riyadh, 22 fighters stepped on the scale ahead of Saturday’s UFC event.
The ceremonial weigh-ins took place at 9 a.m. ET, and fans could watch the live stream of the weigh-ins, including highlights of the main event and co-main event fighters making the 186-pound limit.
In the highly anticipated main event, two-time UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and Nassourdine Imavov both weighed in at 185 lbs for their non-title bout, comfortably under the 186-pound limit.
Adesanya is looking to avoid a 3rd straight defeat, in what will be his first non-title fight in over 6 years.
The co-main event featured undefeated middleweight contender Shara Magomedov, who also hit the 185-pound mark, while his opponent, Michael Page, tipped the scale at 185.5 lbs.
The official UFC Saudi Arabia weigh-ins, held at 1 a.m. ET, confirmed that all fighters for the main card and preliminaries were on weight. The full list of weigh-in results is as follows:
Main Card (ESPN+, 12 p.m. ET)
- Israel Adesanya (185) vs. Nassourdine Imavov (185)
- Shara Magomedov (185) vs. Michael Page (185.5)
- Sergei Pavlovich (249) vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (252)
- Said Nurmagomedov (135.5) vs. Vinicius Oliveira (135)
- Fares Ziam (156) vs. Mike Davis (155.5)
Preliminaries (ESPN+, 9 a.m. ET)
- Muhammad Naimov (145.5) vs. Kaan Ofli (145)
- Shamil Gaziev (260) vs. Thomas Petersen (263)
- Terrance McKinney (156) vs. Damir Hadzovic (155.5)
- Jasmine Jasudavicius (125) vs. Mayra Bueno Silva (126)
- Bogdan Grad (145.5) vs. Lucas Alexander (148.5)*
- Hamdy Abdelwahab (260) vs. Jamal Pogues (264)
*Note: Lucas Alexander missed weight.
Ceremonial Weigh-ins will be live on UFC's YouTube page on Friday at 9am ET / 6am PT.
The fight card is locked in, with all fighters cleared to compete ahead of the UFC Saudi Arabia event live at 12 p.m. ET Saturday.