EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC Fight Night 246 (ESPN+) fighter weigh-ins, where everyone hit their marks, and in quick order.
In the main event, former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno (21-8-2 MMA, 9-5-2 UFC) and Amir Albazi (17-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) were the first two fighters to the scale and were 125.5 pounds.
The women’s flyweight co-feature took a little longer to be made official, but after former strawweight champ Rose Namajunas (13-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC) weighed in at 125 on the nose, opponent Erin Blanchfield (12-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) was 125.5 to set the stage for Saturday.
The full UFC Fight Night 246 weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Brandon Moreno (125.5) vs. Amir Albazi (125.5)
- Erin Blanchfield (125.5) vs. Rose Namajunas (125)
- Jhonata Diniz (257) vs. Derrick Lewis (266)
- Caio Machado (205) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (205)
- Marc-Andre Barriault (185) vs. Dustin Stoltzfus (185.5)
- Trevin Giles (170) vs. Mike Malott (170.5)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)
- Pedro Munhoz (135) vs. Aiemann Zahabi (135.5)
- Ariane da Silva (125) vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius (125)
- Victor Henry (135) vs. Charles Jourdain (135)
- Jack Shore (145.5) vs. Youssef Zalal (145)
- Rodrigo Nascimento (264) vs. Alexandr Romanov (261)
- Garrett Armfield (135) vs. Serhiy Sidey (135)
- Chad Anheliger (135) vs. Cody Gibson (135.5)
- Jamey-Lyn Horth (126) vs. Ivana Petrovic (125)
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 246.
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