SAN ANTONIO – The UFC on ESPN 43 co-feature is set after both fighters made weight Friday.
Ahead of Saturday’s event in San Antonio, which takes place at AT&T Center with a main card on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+, Holly Holm and Yana Santos stepped on the scale at the official weigh-ins.
Former women’s bantamweight champion Holm (14-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC) just signed a new six-fight deal with the UFC and intends to make another title run at 135 pounds. It will have to start with Santos (14-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC) in the UFC on ESPN 43 co-main event. Holm weighed in a few minutes into the two-hour window and was 135.5 pounds. Santos was not far behind her and was 135.