Featherweight Sodiq Yusuff finally gets the opportunity to headline a UFC card this weekend, as he takes on Edson Barboza at UFC Vegas 81.
We can’t wait to see the Unprofessional Breakdown for this one.
Yusuff hasn’t fought in about a year, thanks in part due to injury, while Barboza returned to the win column with a knee KO of the popular Billy Quarantillo this past April. Barboza has been with the UFC well over a decade now, and the Brazilian remains one of its most reliable highlight machines.
Weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 81 take place Friday, October 13, 2023 in Las Vegas, getting underway at noon ET, 9AM PT. Full weigh-in results can be found below.
One miss at the scales (Christian Rodriguez) and one fight cancelled shortly after weigh-ins (Chairez vs. Lacerda) due to non-weight related medical issue. Those were the biggest issues at Friday’s UFC Vegas 81 weigh-ins.
UFC Vegas 81: Yusuff vs. Barboza Weigh-In Results
Main Card
Featherweight: Sodiq Yusuff (145.5) vs. Edson Barboza (146)
Women’s Flyweight: Jennifer Maia (125) vs. Viviane Araújo
Bantamweight: Jonathan Martinez (136) vs. Adrian Yanez (135.5)
Middleweight: Michel Pereira (186) vs. Andre Petroski (186)
Catchweight (130lb): Edgar Cháirez (129.5) vs. Daniel Lacerda (130)
Bantamweight: Cameron Saaiman (135.5) vs. Christian Rodriguez (140)*
Preliminary Card
Featherweight: Darren Elkins (146) vs. T.J. Brown (146)
Women’s Bantamweight: Tainara Lisboa (133.5) vs. Ravena Oliveira (133)
Lightweight: Terrance McKinney (155.5) vs. Brendan Marotte (155.5)
Women’s Bantamweight: Irina Alekseeva (135) vs. Melissa Dixon (135.5)
Bantamweight: Chris Gutiérrez (136) vs. Alateng Heili (136)
Women’s Strawweight: Ashley Yoder (115.5) vs. Emily Ducote (115.5)
* Rodriguez misses weight by four pounds
