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UFC on ESPN 1 weigh-in results: Three fighters miss, but all fights set

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PHOENIX – MMAjunkie was on scene for today’s early and official UFC on ESPN 1 fighter weigh-ins this morning.

The early weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Phoenix and preceded the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 6 p.m. ET at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix. The same venue hosts Sunday’s event, which airs on ESPN following early prelims on ESPN+.

Among those weighing in were former heavyweight title challenger Francis Ngannou (12-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) and former champion Cain Velasquez (14-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC), who meet in the main event.

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The full UFC on ESPN 1 weigh-in results include:

MAIN CARD (ESPN, 9 p.m. ET)

  • Francis Ngannou (258) vs. Cain Velasquez (248)
  • Paul Felder (155.5) vs. James Vick (156)
  • Cynthia Calvillo (116) vs. Cortney Casey (116)
  • Alex Caceres (146) vs. Kron Gracie (146)
  • Bryan Barberena (170.5) vs. Vicente Luque (171)
  • Andre Fili (145.5) vs. Myles Jury (146)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET)

  • Jimmie Rivera (135) vs. Aljamain Sterling (136)
  • Manny Bermudez (140)* vs. Benito Lopez (135.5)
  • Ashlee Evans-Smith (126) vs. Andrea Lee (125.5)
  • Scott Holtzman (156) vs. Nik Lentz (155.5)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5:30 p.m. ET)

  • Jodie Esquibel (115.5) vs. Jessica Penne (118)+
  • Renan Barao (138)^ vs. Luke Sanders (135.5)
  • Alexandra Albu (114.5) vs. Emily Whitmire (116)

* Bermudez missed weight and will be fined 30 percent of his purse
+ Penne missed weight and will be fined 20 percent of her purse
^ Barao missed weight and will be fined 20 percent of his purse

For more on UFC on ESPN 1, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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