The UFC’s return to New York had one final hurdle to clear, with the UFC 244 official weigh-in set to go down Friday morning.
With two of MMA’s most entertaining characters topping the card, the UFC was back in the Big Apple this week. Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal were battling for something called the BMF belt at UFC 244, and whether you believed that belt was necessary to elevate the affair to something PPV worthy, one thing was certain: Diaz vs. Masvidal was a fight fans could get behind.
Despite the lack of any real championship, meanwhile, the UFC 244 card was deep. Gastelum vs. Till. Thompson vs. Luque. Lee vs. Gillespie. A light heavyweight scrap between Johnny Walker and Corey Anderson with possible title implications.
One last hurdle awaited, with the official weigh-in set to go down Friday morning. Special attention would be paid to Darren Till, who due to visa issues arrived in New York City late. Whether that late arrival would impact his weight cut remained to be seen.
Check back for the official weigh-in results starting at 9AM ET!
UFC 244: Diaz vs. Masvidal Weigh-In Results
Main Card (PPV, 10PM ET)
Welterweight: Jorge Masvidal (169.6 lbs) vs. Nate Diaz (170.4 lbs) – for the BMF belt
Middleweight: Kelvin Gastelum (184.0 lbs) vs. Darren Till (186 lbs)
Welterweight: Stephen Thompson (170.4 lbs) vs. Vicente Luque (170.2 lbs)
Heavyweight: Derrick Lewis (265 lbs) vs. Blagoy Ivanov (257.4 lbs)
Lightweight: Kevin Lee (155.6 lbs) vs. Gregor Gillespie (155.4 lbs)
Preliminary card (ESPN2/TSN5 8PM ET)
Light Heavyweight: Corey Anderson (204.6 lbs) vs. Johnny Walker (204.8 lbs)
Featherweight: Shane Burgos (145.8 lbs) vs. Makwan Amirkhani (145.4 lbs)
Middleweight: Brad Tavares (184.6 lbs) vs. Edmen Shahbazyan (185 lbs)
Heavyweight: Andrei Arlovski (244 lbs) vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (246.2 lbs)
Early Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Women’s Flyweight: Jennifer Maia (127.2 lbs)* vs. Katlyn Chookagian (125.4 lbs)
Welterweight: Lyman Good (169.6 lbs) vs. Chance Rencountre (170.8 lbs)
Featherweight: Julio Arce (145.4 lbs) vs. Hakeem Dawodu (145.8 lbs)
*Maia will forfeit 25 percent of her purse to Chookagian due to missed weight, the fight will proceed as scheduled at a catchweight, per UFC.com
**Jared Cannonier weighed-in at 186.8 lbs, 0.8 over the limit. Cannonier was enlisted as a back up for the co-main event due to Darren Till’s travel issues.
