UFC Fight Night 208 full faceoff video highlights, gallery: Tensions flare!

LONDON – Twenty-eight fighters came face to face Friday on the eve of UFC Fight Night 208, the promotion’s second event of the year being held at The O2.

Atop the card, Curtis Blaydes and Tom Aspinall meet Saturday in a pivotal heavyweight matchup on ESPN+. In the co-headliner, Chris Curtis steps in on short notice to take on Jack Hermansson in a middleweight clash. The main card also features breakout U.K. stars Paddy Pimblett and Molly McCann.

One of the bigger moments during Friday’s ceremonial weigh-ins was the faceoff between Muhammad Mokaev and Charles Johnson, who had to be separated by UFC matchmaker Mick Maynard after Mokaev’s fist grazed the side of Johnson’s head.

Check out a full card’s worth of faceoffs in the video above and scroll through a gallery of photos below.