First to the scale! ⚖️@CalvinKattar
in at 146lbs for tomorrow’s main event📺
#UFCVegas63 live tomorrow on @ESPNPlus
pic.twitter.com/VnvxilQXAK— UFC (@ufc)
October 28, 2022
The
Ultimate Fighting Championship returns this week to the UFC
Apex with an intriguing featherweight clash between two
entertaining contenders.
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The five-round main event between Calvin
Kattar and Arnold
Allen is now official after both weighed in under the
featherweight limit. Nearly all fighters on the 11-bout lineup
managed to make weight, besides one short-notice replacement
competitor. Joshua
Weems, who stepped up on late notice to make his promotional
debut, clocked in 3.5 pounds over the bantamweight limit to receive
a fine of his fight purse.
This marks the fifth straight main event for Kattar (23-6), who has
become quite accustomed to going five rounds. “The Boston Finisher”
hasn’t lived up to his nickname in these appearances, though, as
all four went the distance. Kattar is looking to bounce back from a
split-decision setback to Josh Emmett,
and officially weighed 146 pounds on the dot.
Meanwhile, this is the first UFC headlining spot for Britain’s
Allen (18-1), who is undefeated inside the Octagon. The English
fighter is riding an impressive 11-fight win streak, with nine of
those wins coming under the UFC banner. Most recently, “Almighty”
knocked out Dan Hooker,
and before that, he claimed a three-round decision over Sodiq
Yusuff to solidify himself as a featherweight contender. Allen
stepped on the scale weighing 145.5 for the biggest fight of his
career.
UFC Fight Night 213 will stream in its entirety on ESPN+ on
Saturday. Prelims begin at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT, while the main card
kicks off at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
UFC Fight Night 213 Weigh-in Results:
Calvin
Kattar (146) vs. Arnold
Allen (145.5)
Max
Griffin (170.5) vs. Tim Means
(170.5)
Waldo
Cortes-Acosta (260.5) vs. Jared
Vanderaa (259)
Josh
Fremd (185) vs. Tresean
Gore (185.5)
Dustin
Jacoby (204) vs. Khalil
Rountree (205)
Roman
Dolidze (186) vs. Phil Hawes
(185.5)
Andrei
Arlovski (241) vs. Marcos
Rogerio de Lima (261)
Joseph
Holmes (185.5) vs. Jun Yong
Park (185)
Steve
Garcia (146) vs. Chase
Hooper (145)
Cody
Durden (126) vs. Carlos Mota
(125.5)
Christian
Rodriguez (136) vs. Joshua
Weems (139.5)*
* Weems missed weight by 3.5 pounds and has been fined a
percentage of his purse.