BROOKLYN, N.Y. – MMAjunkie is on scene and reporting live from today’s early and official UFC 223 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at 9 a.m. ET (6 a.m. PT).
The early weigh-ins take place at the UFC host hotel in Brooklyn, N.Y., and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 6 p.m. ET at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.
Among those weighing in are featherweight champion Max Holloway (19-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (25-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC), who meet in the main event. The winner will become the next lightweight champion. And in the co-feature, women’s strawweight champ Rose Namajunas (7-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) defends her title against ex-champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk (14-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC).
The full UFC 223 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7:30 p.m. ET)
For more on UFC 223, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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