UFC on ESPN 30 weigh-in results: One big miss, but all 12 fights set
LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC on ESPN 30 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
The weigh-ins take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The same venue hosts Saturday’s card, which airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.
Among those weighing in are Edson Barboza (22-9 MMA, 16-9 UFC) and Giga Chikadze (13-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC), who meet in the featherweight main event. Plus, Bryan Battle (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) takes on Gilbert Urbina (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) in the “TUF 29” middleweight final and Brady Hiestand (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) meets Ricky Turcios (10-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) in the “TUF 29” bantamweight final.
The full UFC on ESPN 30 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)
- Edson Barboza (145) vs. Giga Chikadze (145.5)
- Bryan Battle (185.5) vs. Gilbert Urbina (186) – “TUF 29” middleweight final
- Brady Hiestand (135.5) vs. Ricky Turcios (135) – “TUF 29” bantamweight final
- Kevin Lee (170.5) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (171)
- Michael Gillmore (184) vs. Andre Petroski (185.5)
- Gerald Meerschaert (185) vs. Makhmud Muradov (184.5)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Abdul Razak Alhassan (185.5) vs. Alessio Di Chirico (185.5)
- Sam Alvey (185.5) vs. Wellington Turman (185.5)
- Dustin Jacoby (203.5) vs. Darren Stewart (204.5)
- JJ Aldrich (125) vs. Vanessa Demopoulos (125.5)
- Jamall Emmers (145.5) vs. Pat Sabatini (145.5)
- Guido Cannetti (135.5) vs. Mana Martinez (140)*
* Martinez was fined 30 percent of his purse, but the bout will go on as scheduled