UFC 259 is official. And that includes the three title fights topping mammoth-sized event.
Jan Blachowicz vs. Israel Adesanya, Amanda Nunes vs. Megan Anderson, and Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling are all set. All six fighters weighed in without issue on Friday morning in Las Vegas. Anderson was the last of the bunch to hit the scale, but was still well within the weigh-in window.
In fact, only one fighter failed to make weight for UFC 259. Flyweight Askar Askarov, #3 in the 125lb division, blew weight by a single pound. With an hour left, he opted not to cut further, nor did he attempt to weigh in with a barrier.
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Weigh-In Results
Main Card (PPV)
Light Heavyweight: Jan Błachowicz (c) (205) vs. Israel Adesanya (200.5) – for the UFC light heavyweight championship
Women’s Featherweight: Amanda Nunes (c) (145) vs. Megan Anderson (144.5) – for the UFC women’s featherweight championship
Bantamweight: Petr Yan (c) (135) vs. Aljamain Sterling (134.5) – for the UFC bantamweight championship
Lightweight: Islam Makhachev (156) vs. Drew Dober (156)
Light Heavyweight: Thiago Santos (206) vs. Aleksandar Rakic (206)
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+ / TSN)
Bantamweight: Dominick Cruz (136) vs. Casey Kenney (136)
Bantamweight: Song Yadong (135.5) vs. Kyler Phillips (136)
Flyweight: Joseph Benavidez (125.5) vs. Askar Askarov (127)*
Flyweight: Rogério Bontorin (126) vs. Kai Kara-France (125.5)
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Flyweight: Tim Elliott (125.5) vs. Jordan Espinosa (126)
Light Heavyweight: Kennedy Nzechukwu (205.5) vs. Carlos Ulberg (205)
Welterweight: Sean Brady (170.5) vs. Jake Matthews (169.5)
Women’s Strawweight: Lívia Renata Souza (116) vs. Amanda Lemos (116)
Lightweight: Uros Medic (156) vs. Aalon Cruz (155)
Bantamweight: Mario Bautista (135.5) vs. Trevin Jones (134.5)
* Askarov missed weight by 1lbs
Video and photo highlights from today’s weigh-in can be found below!
UFC 259 Face-Offs
