Final Combating Championship (UFC) returns to the pay-per-view (PPV) market this Sat. (Oct. 21, 2023) for the “Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2” blended martial arts (MMA) struggle card, held inside Etihad Area in Abu Dhabi, UAE. UFC 294 shall be headlined by the light-weight title struggle between present 155-pound champion Islam Makhachev and reigning featherweight kingpin Alex Volkanovski, a hastily-assembled rematch from the UFC 284 occasion in Perth (that led to favor of the Dagestani). Within the UFC 294 co-headliner, former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman steps up on short notice to battle undefeated middleweight Khamzat Chimaev. Elsewhere on the cardboard, mild heavyweight fan favourite Johnny Walker tangles with Magomed Ankalaev for a spot within the 205-pound title chase.
However earlier than they’ll struggle, they need to first weigh in.
The UFC 294 early (and official) weigh ins will stream LIVE from the promotion’s host resort within the embedded video above beginning promptly at 1 a.m. ET, which is late Thursday night time at 10 p.m. PT for you of us working on Pacific Time. The festivities are anticipated to final roughly two hours however might finish a lot earlier relying on how shortly all 26 fighters get to the size. Bear in mind, the promotion can even stage the UFC 294 ceremonial weigh ins — full with fighter staredowns — stay from Etihad Area at 9 a.m. ET on Friday morning.
Full UFC 294 early weigh ins textual content outcomes beneath:
UFC 294 PPV Foremost Card ESPN+:
155 lbs.: UFC Light-weight Champion Islam Makhachev (155) vs. UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski (154.5)
185 lbs.: Khamzat Chimaev (185.5) vs. Kamaru Usman (184.5)
205 lbs.: Magomed Ankalaev (206) vs. Johnny Walker (205)
185 lbs.: Ikram Aliskerov (186) vs. Warlley Alves (185.5)
135 lbs.: Mentioned Nurmagomedov (136) vs. Muin Gafurov (135.5)
UFC 294 Preliminary Card on ESPN+:
125 lbs.: Tim Elliott (126) vs. Muhammad Mokaev (126)
155 lbs.: Trevor Peek (155.5) vs. Mohammad Yahya (156)
135 lbs.: Javid Basharat (136) vs. Victor Henry (136)
185 lbs.: Abu Azaitar (186) vs. Sedriques Dumas (186)
155 lbs.: Anshul Jubli (155.5) vs. Mike Breeden (159.5*)
145 lbs.: Muhammad Naimov (145.5) vs. Nathaniel Wooden (146)
115 lbs.: Viktoriia Dudakova (116.6*) vs. Jinh Yu Frey (116)
185 lbs.: Sharabutdin Magomedov (186) vs. Bruno Silva (186)
*Missed weight
To look at the UFC 294 ceremonial weigh ins video click on here.
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MASSIVE ’SUPER’ FIGHT REMATCH! Final Combating Championship (UFC) makes its extremely anticipated return to “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Sat., Oct. 21, 2023, with a re-worked “Champion vs. Champion” rematch inside Etihad Area. Within the ESPN+-streamed pay-per-view (PPV) principal occasion, Light-weight roost-ruler, Islam Makhachev, runs it again on just 11 days notice reverse Featherweight kingpin, Alexander Volkanovski, in one other 155-pound showdown. In UFC 294’s intriguing Middleweight co-main occasion, Dagestani wrecking ball, Khamzat Chimaev, welcome former Welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman, to the 185-pound weight class (on short notice, too).
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