UFC on ESPN 26 weigh-in results: Headliners Islam Makhachev, Thiago Moises first to scale

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UFC on ESPN 26 weigh-in results: Headliners Islam Makhachev, Thiago Moises first to scale

LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC on ESPN 26 fighter weigh-ins, where all 22 fighters made weight without issue.

The weigh-ins took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The same venue hosts Saturday’s card, which airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.

Among those weighing in were Islam Makhachev (19-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) and Thiago Moises (15-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC), who meet in the lightweight main event and were the first two fighters to the scale. Plus, former women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate (18-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC) returns from retirement to take on Marion Reneau (9-7-1 MMA, 5-6-1 UFC) in what she has said is her final career fight.

The full UFC on ESPN 26 weigh-in results include:

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

  • Islam Makhachev (155.5) vs. Thiago Moises (156)
  • Marion Reneau (136) vs. Miesha Tate (135)
  • Mateusz Gamrot (155.5) vs. Jeremy Stephens (156)
  • Dustin Stoltzfus (185.5) vs. Rodolfo Vieira (185)
  • Gabriel Benitez (146) vs. Billy Quarantillo (145.5)

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

  • Preston Parsons (169.5) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (171)
  • Amanda Lemos (115.5) vs. Montserrat Conejo (113.5)
  • Sergey Morozov (135) vs. Khalid Taha (135.5)
  • Anderson dos Santos (135.5) vs. Miles Johns (135.5)
  • Francisco Figueiredo (125.5) vs. Malcolm Gordon ()
  • Alan Baudot (246) vs. Rodrigo Nascimento (259)

UFC on ESPN 26 weigh-in results: Headliners Islam Makhachev, Thiago Moises first to scale