First to the scale this morning ☀️@AlexPerezMMA
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weighs-in at 126lbs!
#UFCVegas93 | TOMORROW on @ESPNPlus |
10pmET/7pmPT ] pic.twitter.com/WdZn4tU0wH— UFC (@ufc)
June 14, 2024
After a turbulent week of high-profile fight cancellations, the
Ultimate Fighting Championship is hoping for some better
headlines coming out of
UFC on ESPN 58.
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The 11-fight card is headlined by a fight between flyweight
contenders Alex Perez
and Tatsuro
Taira. Both fighters successfully made weight for the
five-round affair, which will pit a former title challenger against
an undefeated contender. As for the rest of the card, everyone made
weight with the exception of Tagir
Ulanbekov, who came in 3.5 pounds over the flyweight limit for
his fight against Joshua Van.
As a result, the bout has been canceled.
This marks the third UFC main event for Perez (25-8), who recently
snapped a three-fight losing streak by knocking out Matheus
Nicolau in vicious fashion earlier this year. The 32-year-old
is staying busy as this is his third fight of 2024. Perez
officially stepped on the scale weighing 126 pounds exactly.
Meanwhile, the undefeated Taira has a sterling 15-0 record. Totally
unblemished, the 24-year-old will face his toughest fight yet as
he’s taking a significant step up in competition. The Japanese
fighter is 5-0 inside the Octagon and most recently picked up wins
over Edgar
Chairez and Carlos
Hernandez. The Okinawa native officially weighs 126 pounds on
the dot for his first UFC main event.
UFC on ESPN 58’s prelims will stream on ESPN2 and ESPN+ at 7 p.m.
ET/4 p.m. PT on Saturday. Then the main card will kick off on ESPN2
and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
UFC on ESPN 58 Weigh-in Results:
Alex
Perez (126) vs. Tatsuro
Taira (126)
Douglas
Silva de Andrade (136) vs. Miles Johns
(135)
Timothy
Cuamba (145) vs. Lucas
Almeida (146)
Brady
Hiestand (135) vs. Garrett
Armfield (135.5)
Asu
Almabaev (125.5) vs. Jose
Johnson (126)
Josh
Quinlan (169.5) vs. Adam Fugitt
(170)
Tagir
Ulanbekov (129.5)* vs. Joshua Van
(125.5)
Jimmy
Flick (126) vs. Nathan
Maness (125.5)
Carli
Judice (126) vs. Gabriella
Fernandes (125.5)
Jeka
Saragih (145) vs. Westin
Wilson (146)
Melquizael
Costa (145) vs. Nuerdanbieke
Shayilan (145.5)
Josefine
Lindgren Knutsson (114.5) vs. Julia
Polastri (116)
* Ulanbekov missed weight by 3.5 pounds and the fight has been
canceled.