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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Makhachev (24-1) was supposed to rematch Charles
Oliveira in the main event but will instead face off against
another familiar face in Volkanovski (26-2). The pair faced off
earlier this year in February, where Makhachev took a closely
contested unanimous decision victory in a back-and-forth fight. „The Great“ has since rebounded with a featherweight title defense
against Yair
Rodriguez, while the Dagestani fighter hasn’t been in the cage
since. Makhachev came in at 155 pounds, while Volkanovski stepped
on the scale weighing 154.5 pounds.
UFC 294 prelims begin at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT on ESPN+ before the
main card begins at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT on pay-per-view.
UFC 294 Weigh-in Results:
Islam
Makhachev (155) vs. Alexander
Volkanovski (154.5)
Kamaru
Usman (184.5) vs. Khamzat
Chimaev (185.5)
Magomed
Ankalaev (206) vs. Johnny
Walker (205)
Ikram
Aliskerov (186) vs. Warlley
Alves (185.5)
Said
Nurmagomedov (136) vs. Muin
Gafurov (135.5)
Tim
Elliott (126) vs. Muhammad
Mokaev (126)
Mohammad
Yahya (156) vs. Trevor Peek
(155.5)
Javid
Basharat (136) vs. Victor
Henry (136)
Abu
Azaitar (186) vs. Sedriques
Dumas (186)
Mike
Breeden (159.5)* vs. Anshul
Jubli (155.5)
Nathaniel
Wood (146) vs. Muhammadjon
Naimov (145.5)
Jinh Yu
Frey (116) vs. Victoria
Dudakova (116.6)**
Bruno
Silva (186) vs. Sharabutdin
Magomedov (186)
*Breeden missed weight by 3.5 pounds.
**Dudakova missed weight by .6 pounds.