LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC Fight Night 224 fighter weigh-ins.
The weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Las Vegas. The UFC Apex hosts Saturday’s card, which streams entirely on ESPN+.
Among those weighing in were Mackenzie Dern (12-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) and Angela Hill (15-12 MMA, 10-12 UFC), who meet in the women’s strawweight main event.
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There were a pair of issues on the scale stemming from the preliminary portion of the card. Vanessa Demopoulos was 1.5 pounds heavy for her strawweight bout vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz, while Orion Cosce missed weight for the second consecutive bout when he registered 1.5 pounds over the welterweight limit for his bout against Gilbert Urbina.
Both athletes were fined 20 percent of their purse for the misses, but the matchups remain in tact and the 12-bout card continues as planned.
The full UFC Fight Night 224 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Mackenzie Dern (115) vs. Angela Hill (114.5)
- Anthony Hernandez (186) vs. Edmen Shahbazyan (185.5)
- Emily Ducote (119.5) vs. Loopy Godinez (119.5) – 120-pound catchweight bout
- Joaquin Buckley (170.5) vs. Andre Fialho (169.5)
- Diego Ferreira (154.5) vs. Michael Johnson (155)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
- Viacheslav Borshchev (154.5) vs. Hayisaer Maheshate (155.5)
- Vanessa Demopoulos (117.5)* vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz (115.5)
- Orion Cosce (172.5)** vs. Gilbert Urbina (170)
- Ilir Latifi (249.5) vs. Rodrigo Nascimento (264.5)
- Nick Fiore (154) vs. Chase Hooper (156)
- Victoria Leonardo (124.5) vs. Natalia Silva (124.5)
- Themba Gorimbo (170) vs. Takashi Sato (170.5)
* Demopoulos missed strawweight limit by 1.5 pounds; fined 20 percent of purse
** Cosce missed welterweight limit by 1.5 pounds; fined 20 percent of purse
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 224.
