UFC on ESPN 33 weigh-in results: No one heavy in Columbus, Blaydes-Daukaus official

COLUMBUS, Ohio – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC on ESPN 33 fighter weigh-ins, where all 26 fighters hit their marks on the scale.

In the main event, Curtis Blaydes (15-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) takes on Chris Daukaus (12-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC) at heavyweight. Blaydes, roughly a 4-1 betting favorite, weighed in at 259 pounds. Daukaus was 243.

In the co-feature, and Alexa Grasso (13-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) meets Joanne Wood (15-7 MMA, 7-7 UFC) in a women’s flyweight bout. Grasso weighed in early in the two-hour window and was 125 pounds. Wood weighed in not long after and was 125, as well.

The early weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Columbus, Ohio, and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 4 p.m. ET at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.

The full UFC on ESPN 33 weigh-in results included:

MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

• Curtis Blaydes (259) vs. Chris Daukaus (243)
• Alexa Grasso (125) vs. Joanne Wood (125)
• Bryan Barberena (170.5) vs. Matt Brown (170.5)
• Askar Askarov (126) vs. Kai Kara-France (125.5)
• Ilir Latifi (239.5) vs. Aleksei Oleinik (246)
• Viacheslav Borshchev (155.5) vs. Marc Diakiese (155)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)

• Max Griffin (171) vs. Neil Magny (170)
• Sara McMann (135) vs. Karol Rosa (135)
• Danaa Batgerel (136) vs. Chris Gutierrez (135)
• Aliaskhab Khizriev (185) vs. Denis Tiuliulin (185.5)
• Manon Fiorot (125.5) vs. Jennifer Maia (126)
• David Dvorak (125.5) vs. Matheus Nicolau (126)
• Luis Saldana (145) vs. Bruno Souza (144)