UFC on ESPN 22 weigh-in results: Two fighters miss, one bout scrapped

LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC on ESPN 22 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).

The weigh-ins take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The same venue hosts Saturday’s card, which has a main card on ESPN following prelims on ESPN2.

Among those weighing in are former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker (22-5 MMA, 13-3 UFC) and Kelvin Gastelum (17-6 MMA, 11-6 UFC), who meet in the main event. Both fighters made weight without issue.

The same could not be said for Zarah Fairn (6-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC), who was attempting to make the bantamweight limit for the first time in her UFC career in a bout against promotional newcomer Josiane Nunes (7-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC).

While the bout was moved to a catchweight of 139 pounds, Fairn weighed 147 pounds, and the bout was scrapped by the Nevada Athletic Commission.

Additionally, Tracy Cortez (8-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) came in one-half pound over the non-title women’s flyweight limit of her contest with Justine Kish (7-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) and was fined 20 percent of her purse.

The full UFC on ESPN 22 weigh-in results include:

MAIN CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)

• Robert Whittaker (185.5) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (185)
• Drakkar Klose (156) vs. Jeremy Stephens (156)
• Andrei Arlovski (250.5) vs. Chase Sherman (251)
• Abdul Razak Alhassan (185,5) vs. Jacob Malkoun (185.5)
• Alexander Munoz (155.5) vs. Luis Pena (155)

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

• Tracy Cortez (126.5)+ vs. Justine Kish (125.5)
• Juan Espino (257) vs. Alexandr Romanov (264)
• Lupita Godinez (116) vs. Jessica Penne (116)
• Bartosz Fabinski (184.5) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (185.5)
• Austin Hubbard (156) vs. Dakota Bush (155.5)
• Zarah Fairn (147)* vs. Josiane Nunes (136)
• Anthony Birchak (135.5) vs. Tony Gravely (135.5)

+ Cortez missed the flyweight limit by 0.5 pounds and was fined 20 percent of her purse
* Fairn weighed 8 pounds over the limit for the 139-pound catchweight contest, and the bout was canceled