Israel Adesanya returns to action after just over a year on the sidelines in the main event of this Saturday’s UFC Seattle, taking on Contender Series standout Joe Pyfer in middleweight action.
It’s a critical moment that comes in the twilight of Adesanya’s career. After a trio of losses to Sean Strickland, Dricus Du Plessis, and Nassourdine Imavov, Adesanya finds himself at a crossroads, never further from the title picture than he is now. For “Bodybagz” Pyfer, meanwhile, the two-time former champion is unquestionably the biggest match-up of his career.
Just a few years ago, Pyfer beating “The Last Stylebender” might have seemed unthinkable. Now, Adesanya will be heavily under the microscope, especially after the time off. A win might lead to a bigger-name match-up and propel him to one last run, a loss would leave a heavy cloud over one of the sport’s biggest stars.
Weigh-ins for UFC Seattle take place Friday in Seattle, results can be found below.
UFC Seattle: Adesanya vs. Pyfer Weigh-In Results
Main card
Middleweight: Israel Adesanya (186) vs. Joe Pyfer (186)
Women’s Flyweight: Alexa Grasso (126) vs. Maycee Barber (125)
Welterweight: Michael Chiesa (170) vs. Niko Price (170)
Featherweight: Julian Erosa (145) vs. Lerryan Douglas (146)
Middleweight: Mansur Abdul-Malik (185) vs. Yousri Belgaroui (186)
Lightweight: Terrance McKinney (156) vs. Kyle Nelson (156)
Preliminary card
Lightweight: Ignacio Bahamondes (155) vs. Tofiq Musayev (155)
Lightweight: Chase Hooper (155) vs. Lance Gibson Jr. (156)
Heavyweight: Marcin Tybura (248) vs. Tyrell Fortune (259)
Women’s Flyweight: Casey O’Neill (124) vs. Gabriella Fernandes (125)
Light Heavyweight: Navajo Stirling (204) vs. Bruno Lopes (204)
Bantamweight: Ricky Simón (135) vs. Adrian Yañez (135)
Women’s Strawweight: Alexia Thainara (115) vs. Bruna Brasil (115)
