Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa are ready for war! UFC 253 fighter weigh-ins take place at the Flash Forum in at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.
Among those weighing in are middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (19-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and Paulo Costa (13-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC), who meet in the main event.
Jan Blachowicz (26-8 MMA, 9-5 UFC) and Dominick Reyes (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), who fight for the vacant light heavyweight title, made the cut, too.
Nothing left but the fights! 🏆
Your main & co-main make championship weight for #UFC253
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The full UFC 253 weigh-in results:
MAIN CARD
Champ Israel Adesanya (184) vs. Paulo Costa (185) – for middleweight title
Jan Blachowicz (205) vs. Dominick Reyes (205) – for vacant light heavyweight title
Kai Kara-France (126) vs. Brandon Royval (126)
Sijara Eubanks (136) vs. Ketlen Vieira (136)
Hakeem Dawodu (145) vs. Zubaira Tukhugov (150)*
PRELIMINARY CARD
Alex da Silva (156) vs. Brad Riddell (156)
Jake Matthews (170) vs. Diego Sanchez (170)
Ludovit Klein (150)** vs. Shane Young (146)
Aleksa Camur (206) vs. William Knight (205)
Juan Espino (255) vs. Jeff Hughes (258)
Khadis Ibragimov () vs. Danilo Marques (206)
*Tukhugov missed the featherweight limit by 4 pounds. If Hakeem Dawodu agrees to the fight at a catchweight, Tukhugov will be fined a percentage of his purse.
**Klein missed the featherweight limit by 4 pounds. If Shane Young agrees to the fight at a catchweight, Klein will be fined a percentage of his purse.
THE BEEF IS REAL 😤
Things get personal as Costa taunts Adesanya with a white belt at weigh-ins.
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