ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Ahead of Saturday’s fights at Boardwalk Hall, the 28 fighters involved in UFC on ESPN 54 hit the scales at the host hotel.
Atop the event, which airs on ESPN/ESPN+, is a pivotal women’s flyweight main event between top contenders Erin Blanchfield (12-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) and Manon Fiorot (11-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC).
In the co-main event, welterweight standouts Vicente Luque (22-9-1 MMA, 15-5 UFC) and Joaquin Buckley (17-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) collide. Also on the card, former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman (15-7 MMA, 11-7 UFC) attempts to reenter the win column against Bruno Silva (23-10 MMA, 4-4 UFC).
It’s official! Erin Blanchfield and Manon Fiorot have made weight for the #UFCAtlanticCity main event. High stakes in this one. pic.twitter.com/dxJb1QFNbQ
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) March 29, 2024
One fighter came in overweight, with Julio Arce missing the featherweight limit after previously missing at bantamweight in April 2022.
Check out the full UFC on ESPN 54 weigh-ins results below:
MAIN CARD (ESPN, 10 p.m. ET)
- Erin Blanchfield (125) vs. Manon Fiorot (125.25)
- Joaquin Buckley (170) vs. Vicente Luque (170)
- Bruno Silva (186) vs. Chris Weidman (186)
- Sedriques Dumas (185) vs. Nursulton Ruziboev (185)
- Bill Algeo (146) vs. Kyle Nelson (145)
- Rhys McKee (170.25) vs. Chidi Njokuani (170)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Nate Landwehr (145.25) vs. Jamall Emmers (145)
- Loopy Godinez (115) vs. Virna Jandiroba (115)
- Julio Arce (147)* vs. Herbert Burns (145)
- Dennis Buzukja (145.25) vs. Connor Matthews (145)
- Ibo Aslan (205) vs. Anton Turkalj (205)
- Viktoriia Dudakova (125) vs. Melissa Gatto (125)
- Jacob Malkoun (185) vs. Andre Petroski (186)
- Caolan Loughran (135) vs. Angel Pacheco (135)
* Arce missed featherweight limit by 1 pound; fine amount TBD
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