Took the fight on short notice and he's first to the scale!@AlexVolkanovski in at 154.5lbs for tomorrow's #UFC294 main event pic.twitter.com/ZguSVG98q9
— UFC (@ufc) October 20, 2023 After a rocky build that saw late changes to the main and co-main event, the UFC 294 card is finally set.The main event will see Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski move up in weight to challenge Islam Makhachev for the lightweight belt on short notice. Both title fight participants had no trouble making weight, although the same couldn't be said for the rest of the card. Prelim fighters Victoria Dudakova and Mike Breeden came in heavy for their respective bouts. Dudakova came in .6 pounds over the strawweight limit for her fight against Jinh Yu Frey, while Breeden was 3.5 pounds over the lightweight limit for his bout against Anshul Jubli.
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