The
Ultimate Fighting Championship‘s debut card in France is set,
as all fighters made weight for
UFC Fight Night 209.
The historic card is headlined by a heavyweight bout between top
contenders Ciryl Gane
and Tai
Tuivasa. Tuivasa, who weighed in at the division’s max of 266
pounds, will be 19 pounds heavier than Gane, who stepped on the
scale at 247 pounds.
A former interim champion, Gane (10-1) is looking to bounce back
from his first career defeat after being outwrestled by Francis
Ngannou. The French striker will look to outstrike Tuivasa
(14-3), who is riding an impressive five-fight win streak. “Bam
Bam” is hoping to earn his first title fight inside the Octagon and
is coming off five straight knockouts.
UFC Fight Night 209 will stream live on ESPN+ on Saturday. Prelims
begin at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT, while the main card kicks off at 3
p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT.
UFC Fight Night 209 Weigh-in Results:
Ciryl
Gane (247) vs. Tai Tuivasa
(266)
Marvin
Vettori (186) vs. Robert
Whittaker (186)
Alessio
Di Chirico (186) vs. Roman
Kopylov (186)
Nasrat
Haqparast (155) vs. John
Makdessi (154.5)
Jarno
Errens (146) vs. William
Gomis (146)
Charles
Jourdain (145.5) vs. Nathaniel
Wood (146)
Abusupiyan
Magomedov (186) vs. Dustin
Stoltzfus (186)
Michal
Figlak (156) vs. Fares Ziam
(156)
Joaquin
Buckley (186) vs. Nassourdine
Imavov (186)
Gabriel
Miranda (155.5) vs. Benoit St.
Denis (156)
Christian
Quinonez (136) vs. Khalid Taha
(135)
Stephanie
Egger (145) vs. Ailin Perez
(144.5)