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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to pay-per-view this weekend with UFC 294 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates with a champion vs. champion main event after a handful of last-minute shakeups on the card
In the main event, lightweight champion Islam Makhachev returns to action to put his title on the line in a rematch with featherweight titleholder Alexander Volkanovski in a rematch of their UFC 284 bout in February 2023 in Perth, Australia, where Makhachev earned a unanimous decision victory to retain his title in the Fight of the Night.
In the co-main event, Khamzat Chimaev makes his highly-anticipated return when he takes on former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in a middleweight bout.
UFC 294 will kick off at 10:00 a.m. ET with the preliminary card on ESPN+. The action then shifts to pay-per-view beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Ahead of this weekend’s event, all of the fighters had to step onto the scale for the official weigh-ins.
Did your favorite fighter hit their mark?
A full look at the official weigh-in results for UFC 294 can be seen below.
UFC 294 Weigh-in Results
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 2:00 p.m. ET)
- Champ Islam Makhachev (155) vs. Alexander Volkanovski (154.5) – for lightweight title
- Khamzat Chimaev (185.5) vs. Kamaru Usman (184.5)
- Magomed Ankalaev (206) vs. Johnny Walker (205)
- Ikram Aliskerov (186) vs. Warlley Alves (185.5)
- Muin Gafurov (135.5) vs. Said Nurmagomedov (136)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 10:00 a.m. ET)
- Tim Elliott (126) vs. Muhammad Mokaev (126)
- Trevor Peek (155.5) vs. Mohammad Yahya (156)
- Javid Basharat (136) vs. Victor Henry (136)
- Abu Azaitar (186) vs. Sedriques Dumas (186)
- Mike Breeden (159.5)* vs. Anshul Jubli (155.5)
- Muhammad Naimov (145.5) vs. Nathaniel Wood (146)
- Victoria Dudakova (116.6)** vs. Jinh Yu Frey (116)
- Shara Magomedov (186) vs. Bruno Silva (186)
*Breeden was 3.5 pounds over the lightweight limit. He will be fined a percentage of his purse.
**Dudakova was 0.6 pounds over the strawweight limit. She will be fined 20 percent of her purse.
