for the legend @JoseAldoJunior.
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Tomorrow’s main event is
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December 3, 2021
Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream the UFC live on
your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the
ESPN app. The
Ultimate Fighting Championship returns after a rare week off
for its first of three December cards.
All fighters made weight for UFC
on ESPN 31, including headliners Rob Font and
Jose
Aldo in a pivotal bantamweight bout. However, Jared
Vanderaa wasn’t medically cleared for his bout against Azamat
Murzakanov, and the fight was canceled as a result.
After dropping three straight fights to top competition in Alexander
Volkanovski, Marlon
Moraes and Petr Yan, Aldo
(30-7) has finally found his footing at bantamweight. “Junior” has
won two straight decisions over Marlon Vera
and Pedro
Munhoz. The former featherweight king will look to cement
himself as a contender by making it three straight. Aldo stepped on
the scale at 136 pounds, taking full advantage of the one-pound
allowance.
Undefeated since December 2018, Font (19-4) has put together four
straight wins. After beating Sergio
Pettis and Ricky Simon
by decision, the Boston-based fighter picked up a TKO victory over
Moraes. Font followed that up with a five-round decision over
Cody
Garbrandt. The 34-year-old officially weighed 134 pounds for
his second UFC main event.
UFC on ESPN 31 will air in its entirety on ESPN and ESPN+ on
Saturday. Prelims begin at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, while the main card
kicks off at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
UFC on ESPN 31 Weigh-in Results:
Rob
Font (134) vs. Jose Aldo
(136)
Rafael
Fiziev (155.5) vs. Brad
Riddell (155.5)
Jimmy
Crute (205.5) vs. Jamahal
Hill (205)
Clay
Guida (155) vs. Leonardo
Santos (156)
Brendan
Allen (185.5) vs. Chris
Curtis (185)
Mickey
Gall (170.5) vs. Alex Morono
(170.5)
Maki
Pitolo (184.5) vs. Dusko
Todorovic (185.5)
Manel
Kape (125.5) vs. Zhalgas
Zhumagulov (125.5)
Bryan
Barberena (170.5) vs. Darian
Weeks (170)
Jake
Matthews (170) vs. Jeremiah
Wells (170.5)
Mallory
Martin (115) vs. Cheyanne
Vlismas (115.5)
William
Knight (206) vs. Alonzo
Menifield (205.5)
Chris
Gruetzemacher (156) vs. Claudio
Puelles (155)
Azamat
Murzakanov (216.5) vs. Jared
Vanderaa (265)*
Vince
Morales (135.5) vs. Louis
Smolka (135.5)
* Vanderaa was not medically cleared and the bout has been
canceled.
