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February 25, 2022
While not the fight that the
Ultimate Fighting Championship originally set as the main event
of
UFC Fight Night 202, fight fans are excited about seeing
Islam
Makhachev vs. Bobby Green
in just one day now that both main eventers have made their
160-pound catchweight. The weigh-ins were largely uneventful, as
only Zhu
Rong missed weight, coming in four pounds over the lightweight
limit for his bout against Ignacio
Bahamondes. Originally set to face Beneil
Dariush, Makhachev (21-1) was looking to be propelled into
title contention with a win. Now, the Dagestani contender will look
to keep his win streak alive against a savvy mixed martial arts
veteran. Makhachev has won his last nine outings, with the most
notable victories coming over Dan Hooker,
Thiago
Moises and Gleison
Tibau. The lightweight looked prepared as he stepped on the
scale for his second UFC main event, and he weighed 160 pounds on
the dot.
Green (29-12-1) is riding a two-fight win streak and is coming off
a unanimous decision victory over Nasrat
Haqparast earlier this month. “King” rebounded from a two-fight
losing streak by knocking out Al Iaquinta
late last year, and has won five of his last seven inside the
Octagon. Green officially weighed 158 pounds for his first UFC main
event.
UFC Fight Night 202 will stream in its entirety on ESPN+ with the
prelims beginning at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT, and the main card
commencing at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
UFC Fight Night 202 Weigh-in Results:
Islam
Makhachev (160) vs. Bobby Green
(158)
Misha
Cirkunov (185.5) vs. Wellington
Turman (185)
Ji Yeon
Kim (126) vs. Priscila
Cachoeira (125)
Arman
Tsarukyan (156) vs. Joel
Alvarez (156)
Armen
Petrosyan (186) vs. Gregory
Rodrigues (186)
Zhu
Rong (160)* vs. Ignacio
Bahamondes (154.5)
Josiane
Nunes (145.5) vs. Ramona
Pascual (146)
Terrance
McKinney (156) vs. Fares Ziam
(155)
Alejandro
Perez (144.5) vs. Jonathan
Martinez (144)
Ramiz
Brahimaj (170.5) vs. Micheal
Gillmore (170.5)
Victor
Altamirano (123) vs. Carlos
Hernandez(125)
* Rong missed weight by four pounds and has been fined a
percentage of his purse.