October 20, 2023 1: 00 am ET
ABU DHABI – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s authorities UFC 294 fighter weigh-ins.
The early weigh-ins took location at the UFC host hotel in Abu Dhabi and preceded the ritualistic weigh-ins for the fans, which take location at 9 a.m. ET at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The verysame place hosts Saturday’s occasion, which has a primary card on pay-per-view listbelow prelims on ESPN+.
Among those weighing in were light-weight champ Islam Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) and short-notice opposition Alexander Volkanovski (26-2 MMA, 13-1 UFC), the UFC’s featherweight champ. Volkanovski will effort to endedupbeing a two-division champ for the 2nd time. He lost to Makhachev in February. He took the rematch on simply 10 days’ notification when Charles Oliveira pulled out.
Alexander Volkanovski had a message after making weight on brief notification for his #UFC294 champ-vs-champ rematch with Islam Makhachev. 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/FDzjou42o1
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Kamaru Usman and Khamzat Chimaev are formally middleweights after making weight for their #UFC294 co-main event title eliminator. pic.twitter.com/51kvSFtDpb
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In addition, the unbeaten Khamzat Chimae