LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC on ESPN 58 (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPN+) fighter weigh-ins at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Among those weighing in were former title challenger Alex Perez (25-8 MMA, 7-4 UFC) and unbeaten Tatsuro Taira (15-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC), who meet in the flyweight main event, and Miles Johns (14-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) and Douglas Silva de Andrade (29-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC), who fight in the bantamweight co-feature.
Alex Perez = 126 pounds ✅
Tatsuro Taira = 126 pounds ✅Saturday's #UFCVegas93 main event is weighed in and official. pic.twitter.com/zZQm31Bicf
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All four of the main and co-main event fighters were on point, but it was ranked flyweight Tagir Ulanbekov who was the lone blemish of the session. Ulanbekov was 3.5 pounds over the non-title divisional limit for his featured prelim matchup with Joshua Van. Subsequently, the fight was scrapped from the lineup.
The full UFC on ESPN 58 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)
- Alex Perez (126) vs. Tatsuro Taira (126)
- Miles Johns (135) vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade (136)
- Lucas Almeida (146) vs. Timmy Cuamba (145)
- Garrett Armfield (135.5) vs. Brady Hiestand (135)
- Asu Almabayev (125.5) vs. Jose Johnson (126)
- Adam Fugitt (170) vs. Josh Quinlan (169.5)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
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- Tagir Ulanbekov (129.5)* vs. Joshua Van (125.5)
- Jimmy Flick (126) vs. Nate Maness (125.5)
- Gabriella Fernandes (126) vs. Carli Judice (125.5)
- Jeka Saragih (145) vs. Westin Wilson (146)
- Melquizael Costa (145) vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (145.5)
- Josefine Knutsson (114.5) vs. Julia Polastri (116)
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*Ulanbekov missed the flyweight limit by 3.5 pounds. The fight was canceled by the commission.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 58.
