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your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the
ESPN app. The
UFC on ESPN 30 weigh-ins were largely devoid of drama, although
Leomana
Martinez blew weight by four pounds.
The 12-fight
Ultimate Fighting Championship card is headlined by a
featherweight bout pitting Edson
Barboza against Giga
Chikadze. The card also features two “The Ultimate Fighter 29”
finals as Bryan
Battle faces Gilbert
Urbina at middleweight, and Brady
Hiestand goes up against Ricky
Turcios in the bantamweight finals.
Going into his third UFC main event, Barboza (22-9) is riding a
two-fight win streak. The Brazilian most recently knocked out
Shane
Burgos and won a decision over Makwan
Amirkhani. Ever the professional, the 35-year-old had no issue
making weight and came in at 145 pounds on the dot.
This is the first time that Chikadze has headlined a card, but he’s
won his last eight fights with six of those coming inside the
Octagon. “Ninja” most recently stopped Cub Swanson
with a beautiful body kick, and before that, finished Jamey
Simmons in under four minutes. The Georgia native came in at
145.5 pounds.
The UFC on ESPN 30 main card will air on ESPN and ESPN+ starting at
10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Prelim action will start three hours prior
and stream exclusively on ESPN+.
UFC on ESPN 30 Weigh-in Results:
Edson
Barboza (145) vs. Giga
Chikadze (145.5)
Bryan
Battle (185.5) vs. Gilbert
Urbina (186)
Brady
Hiestand (135.5) vs. Ricky
Turcios (135)
Kevin
Lee (170.5) vs. Daniel
Rodriguez (171)
Micheal
Gillmore (184) vs. Andre
Petroski (185.5)
Gerald
Meerschaert (185) vs. Makhmud
Muradov (184.5)
Abdul
Razak Alhassan (185.5) vs. Alessio
Di Chirico (185.5)
Sam
Alvey (185.5) vs. Wellington
Turman (185.5)
Dustin
Jacoby (203.5) vs. Darren
Stewart (204.5)
J.J.
Aldrich (125) vs. Vanessa
Demopoulos (125.5)
Jamall
Emmers (145.5) vs. Pat
Sabatini (145.5)
Guido
Cannetti (135.5) vs. Leomana
Martinez (140)*
* Martinez missed weight by 4 pounds and has been fined 30
percent of his purse. 
