Salt Lake City, UT — The UFC 278 official weigh-in went down Friday morning, essentially free of any drama — though one fight will not move forward.
In the early morning hours on Friday, Shanna Young fell ill, transported to hospital as a result — with her fight against Miranda Maverick pulled from the card.
That dropped the UFC 278 line-up to 12 fights, with all 24 fighters making weight at the official weigh-ins in Salt Lake City. A couple of fighters looked a bit rough on the scales, notably Leonardo Santos, who had to be assisted to the scale by a coach. However, all fighters hit their mark.
Coming in second to last in the weigh-in window, former featherweight champ Jose Aldo, now a bantamweight, had to weigh in a second time behind a barrier after initially clocking in at 136.5. He appeared noticeably relieved after stripping down allowed him to hit 136.
Full results, video, and photo highlights from Friday’s official and ceremonial weigh-ins can be found below.
UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 Weigh-In Results
Main card
Welterweight: Kamaru Usman (c) (170) vs. Leon Edwards (170) – for the UFC welterweight championship
Middleweight: Paulo Costa (185.5) vs. Luke Rockhold (185.5)
Bantamweight: José Aldo (136) vs. Merab Dvalishvili (136)
Women’s Bantamweight: Wu Yanan (136) vs. Lucie Pudilová (135.5)
Light Heavyweight: Tyson Pedro (205.5) vs. Harry Hunsucker (204.5)
Preliminary card
Heavyweight: Marcin Tybura (252.5) vs. Alexander Romanov (239.5)
Lightweight: Leonardo Santos (156) vs. Jared Gordon (155.5)
Featherweight: Sean Woodson (146) vs. Luis Saldaña (145.5)
Women’s Flyweight: Miranda Maverick vs. Shanna Young bout cancelled due to Young illness
Early preliminary card
Welterweight: A.J. Fletcher (170.5) vs. Ange Loosa (170.5)
Flyweight: Amir Albazi (126) vs. Francisco Figueiredo (125.5)
Bantamweight: Aori Qileng (136) vs. Jay Perrin (136)
Flyweight: Daniel Lacerda (126) vs. Victor Altamirano (125)
