The Fighter weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 88 took place today, Friday March 15th.
UFC Vegas 88 takes place tomorrow, Saturday March 16th at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The main event will feature a heavyweight bout between Tai Tuivasa (15-6 MMA) and Marcin Tybura (24-8 MMA).
‘Bam-Bam’ is looking to get back in the win column after 3 losses in a row in the cage. The 30-year-old was defeated by Ciryl Gane (12-2 MMA), Sergei Pavlovich (18-2 MMA), and most recently Alexander Volkov (37-10 MMA).
‘Tybur’ last fought and was defeated by Tom Aspinall (14-3 MMA) by TKO in July of last year. The 38-year-old had previously defeated Alexander Romanov (17-2 MMA) and Blagoy Ivanov (19-6 MMA) respectively.
The co-main event of UFC Vegas 88 will see Bryan Battle (11-2 MMA) vs. Ange Loosa (10-3 MMA) in a welterweight clash.
‘The Butcher’ is looking to make it 3 wins in a row when he meets Loosa tomorrow night. The 29-year-old previously fought and defeated Gabriel Green (11-5 MMA) and A.J. Fletcher (10-3 MMA).
‘The Last Ninja’ also has 2 victories in the Octagon coming into Saturday’s fight, with unanimous decision wins over A.J. Fletcher and Rhys McKee (13-5 MMA).
The Official UFC Weigh-In Results can be found below:
UFC Vegas 88 Main Card: (ESPN+ 7:00 pm ET)
• Tai Tuivasa (265.5) vs. Marcin Tybura (247)
• Bryan Battle (170) vs. Ange Loosa (171)
• Kennedy Nzechukwu (205) vs. Ovince St. Preux (206)
• Christian Rodriguez (145) vs. Isaac Dulgarian (145.5)
• Pannie Kianzad (136) vs. Macy Chiasson (135.5)
• Gerald Meerschaert (185.5) vs. Bryan Barberena (186)
UFC Vegas 88 Preliminary Card: (ESPN+ 4:00 pm ET)
• Mike Davis (155) vs. Natan Levy (156.5) *
• Josiane Nunes (135) vs. Chelsea Chandler (137) **
• Ode Osbourne (125.5) vs. Jafel Filho (125.5)
• Thiago Moisés (155.5) vs. Mitch Ramirez (155.5)
• Josh Culibao (146) vs. Danny Silva (148.5)***
• Cory McKenna (115.5) vs. Jaqueline Amorim (116)
• Chad Anheliger (135) vs. Charalampos Grigoriou (136)
* Levy missed weight and will be fined a percentage of his purse.
** Chandler missed the women’s bantamweight limit on her first attempt.
*** Silva missed the featherweight limit on his first attempt.
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