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UFC on ESPN 16 is full steam ahead after every fighter on the
card made weight.
The
Ultiamte Fighting Championship returns to ESPN airwaves with a
card from Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, this weekend. Headlining the event
is a women’s bantamweight bout between former champion Holly Holm
and rising contender Irene
Aldana.
While Holm (13-5) has lost five times since dethroning Ronda
Rousey with a sensational head kick, she remains a top
contender having challenged for both the bantamweight and
featherweight belts since then. “The Preacher’s Daughter” has won
two of her last three having earned decisions over Megan
Anderson and Raquel
Pennington. At 38, Holm will look to prove that she’s still got
gas left in the tank. The
Jackson-Wink MMA fighter had no issue making weight and came in
at 136 pounds.
This marks the first headlining bout for Aldana (12-5), who is
riding a two-fight win streak over Vanessa
Melo and Ketlen
Vieira. The Mexican fighter has won five of her last six bouts
inside the Octagon with the only recent blemish being a split
decision loss to Pennington. The Lobo Gym representative will hope
to earn a title shot with an impressive showing. Like her opponent,
Aldana took full advantage of the one-pound allowance and came in
at 136 pounds.
The
UFC on ESPN 16 prelims will stream live on ESPN+ starting at
7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT. The main card will air live on ESPN and
ESPN+ starting at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT.
UFC on ESPN 16 Weigh-in Results:
Holly
Holm (136) vs. Irene
Aldana (136)
Yorgan De
Castro (261) vs. Carlos
Felipe (263)
Germaine
de Randamie (136) vs. Julianna
Pena (135.5)
Kyler
Phillips (136) vs. Cameron
Else (136)
Dequan
Townsend (186) vs. Dusko
Todorovic (186)
Carlos
Condit (171) vs. Court McGee
(170.5)
Charles
Jourdain (145) vs. Joshua
Culibao (145.5)
Jordan
Williams (182) vs. Nassourdine
Imavov (185.5)
Jinh Yu
Frey (116) vs. Konklak
Suphisara (116)
Casey
Kenney (136) vs. Heili
Alateng (136)
Jessin
Ayari (156) vs. Luigi
Vendramini (156)
