UFC on ESPN 54 Weigh-in Results: Main Event Set; 1 Fighter Heavy
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to ESPN airwaves for the second straight week.
Headlining UFC on ESPN 54 is a key women's flyweight fight between Erin Blanchfield and Manon Fiorot. Both main event fighters successfully weighed in under the 126-pound limit. As for the rest of the card, everyone made weight except for Julio Arce, who came in one pound over the featherweight limit for his bout against Herbert Burns. The match will continue, with Arce being penalized 20% of his purse that will go to Burns.
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Meanwhile, this marks the first main event for Fiorot (11-1). Ten years her opponent's elder, "The Beast" hasn't lost since her professional debut in 2018. The French fighter's UFC run includes wins over Rose Namajunas, Katlyn Cerminara and Jennifer Maia. Fiorot officially weighed 125.25 pounds.
UFC on ESPN 54 begins with prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on Saturday. The main card then airs on ESPN and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
UFC on ESPN 54 Weigh-in Results:
Erin Blanchfield (125) vs. Manon Fiorot (125.25)Joaquin Buckley (170) vs. Vicente Luque (170)
Bruno Silva (186) vs. Chris Weidman (186)
Sedriques Dumas (185) vs. Nursulton Ruziboev (185)
Bill Algeo (146) vs. Kyle Nelson (145)
Rhys McKee (170.25) vs. Chidi Njokuani (170)
Nate Landwehr (145.25) vs. Jamall Emmers (145)
Lupita Godinez (115) vs. Virna Jandiroba (115)
Julio Arce (147)* vs. Herbert Burns (145)
Dennis Buzukja (145.25) vs. Connor Matthews (145)
Ibo Aslan (205) vs. Anton Turkalj (205)
Victoria Dudakova (125) vs. Melissa Gatto (125)
Jacob Malkoun (185) vs. Andre Petroski (186)
Caolan Loughran (135) vs. Angel Pacheco (135)
* Arce missed weight by one pound and has been fined 20% of his purse.
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