February 28, 2025 12: 35 pm ET
LAS VEGAS – The main event for the UFC’s return to its home base in “Sin City” is official after the headliners made weight Friday.
Ahead of UFC Fight Night 253 (ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex, flyweights Manel Kape (20-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and Asu Almabayev (21-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) stepped on the scale at the official weigh-ins.
Both contenders hit 126 pounds and made their matchup official.