Staredowns! Moraes, Sandhagen ‘Fight Island’ Face Off
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held its official weigh ins for the UFC Fight Island 5 mixed martial arts (MMA) event earlier today for the upcoming “Moraes vs. Sandhagen” fight card taking place this Sat. night (Oct. 10, 2020) on ESPN+ from inside Flash Forum on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.
Get complete UFC Fight Island 5 weigh-in results and video right here.
Headlining the overseas card will be No. 1-ranked bantamweight Marlon Moraes, who risks his spot atop the 135-pound ladder against No. 4-ranked Cory Sandhagen. Both fighters weighed in at 136 pounds and came face-to-face at the conclusion of the scale-tipping festivities in the embedded video above.
Here’s the featherweight co-headliner between Edson Barboza and Makwan Amirkhani:
Ready for a fun fight?
@EdsonBarbozaJR vs @MakwanAmirkhani is the co-main on ESPN+.
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Nothing left to do now except fight.
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To check out the latest and greatest UFC Fight Island 5 news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive right here. For the complete UFC Fight Island 5 fight card and ESPN+ lineup click here.
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