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Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream UFC 263 live on
your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the
ESPN app. Crisis averted, as all four involved in the upcoming
Ultimate Fighting Championship title fights have made
weight. Both the UFC’s middleweight and flyweight belts will be on the line
at
UFC 263 after both champions and challengers successfully made
weight. The 14-fight card is now official after all fighters
weighed in. Every fighter made weight except for Steven
Peterson, who came in 2.5 pounds over the featherweight
limit.
The main event will see Israel
Adesanya return to middleweight after failing to capture the
light heavyweight crown against Jan
Blachowicz. The decision loss was the first career defeat for “The Last Stylebender” in mixed martial arts. Prior to the setback,
Adesanya (20-1) successfully defended his belt against Paulo Costa
via brutal knockout, and won a dull decision over Yoel Romero.
The Nigerian fighter officially weighed 183.5 pounds, making
championship weight with relative ease.
Marvin
Vettori is the latest title challenger for Adesanya, and the
two have bad blood. The fighters first met in 2018, where they
fought to a hotly contested split decision. While Adesanya got the
nod, Vettori (17-4-1) has rebounded nicely with five straight wins
over the likes of Kevin
Holland, Jack
Hermansson and Karl
Roberson. “The Italian Dream” stepped on the scale at 184.5
pounds.
The co-main event will run back a 2020 “Fight of the Year”
contender between flyweight king Deiveson
Figueiredo and challenger Brandon
Moreno. Both fighters have unfinished business after the fight
ended in a draw. In a bit of high drama, Figueiredo (20-1-1) made
weight during the final minute of weigh-ins at exactly 125 pounds.
His opponent Moreno (18-5-2) stepped on the scale much earlier,
hitting the 125-pound mark as well.
UFC 263’s preliminary card begins at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT on UFC
Fight Pass and ESPN+. Later prelims will air on ESPN and ESPN+ at 8
p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, while the main card kicks off at 10 p.m. ET/7
p.m. PT via ESPN+ pay-per-view.
UFC 263 Weigh-in Results:
Israel
Adesanya (183.5) vs. Marvin
Vettori (184.5)
Deiveson
Figueiredo (125) vs. Brandon
Moreno (125)
Nate
Diaz (170) vs. Leon
Edwards (170.5)
Demian
Maia (170.5) vs. Belal
Muhammad (170.5)
Paul
Craig (204.5) vs. Jamahal
Hill (205.5)
Drew
Dober (154) vs. Brad
Riddell (155)
Eryk
Anders (205) vs. Darren
Stewart (204.5)
Joanne
Calderwood (125) vs. Lauren
Murphy (125.5)
Hakeem
Dawodu (145.5) vs. Movsar
Evloev (145.5)
Alexis
Davis (134.5) vs. Pannie
Kianzad (135.5)
Matt
Frevola (155) vs. Terrance
McKinney (155.5)
Chase
Hooper (145.5) vs. Steven
Peterson (148.5)*
Luigi
Vendramini (155.5) vs. Fares Ziam
(156)
Jake
Collier (264.5) vs. Carlos
Felipe (262.5)
* Peterson missed weight by 2.5 pounds and has been fined a
percentage of his purse. 
