All 22 fighters competing in Saturday's bouts will weigh in at the official UFC Saudi Arabia weigh-in early Friday morning in Riyadh. MMA Fighting, in partnership with MMA Crazy, will be livestreaming the weigh-in.
The main event will see former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker take on Ikram Aliskerov, who is stepping in as a last-minute replacement for Khamzat Chimaev. Both fighters will need to reach the 186-pound limit for non-title bouts.
Check out the main event weigh-in highlights below:
Whittaker has won two of his last three fights since losing a crucial rematch against Israel Adesanya. Currently ranked No. 4 in the middleweight division, “The Grim Reaper” most recently won a decision over Paulo Costa and will be looking to secure another championship shot with a win against Aliskerov.
Aliskerov performed well in his first two UFC fights, winning both bouts in under half a round, and has since won seven straight bouts, emerging as a dark horse contender in the 185-pound division. The Russian star was scheduled to compete in the co-main event at UFC Las Vegas 93 last weekend, but was called up a week before the bout to fill in for an ill Chimaev.
The night's co-main event will feature heavyweight contenders Sergey Pavlovich and Alexander Volkov.
Friday's weigh-in is scheduled to begin at 2 a.m. ET.
See the official UFC Saudi Arabia weigh-in results below.
Main Card (ABC, ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)
Robert Whittaker (186) vs. Ikram Aliskerov (184)
Sergey Pavlovich vs. Alexander Volkov
Kelvin Gastelum (184.5) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (184)
Shara Magomedov vs. Antonio Troccoli (185.5)
Johnny Walker (206) vs. Volkan Oezdemir (206)
Prelims card (ESPN, ESPN+, 12 p.m. ET)
Nasrat Haqparast (156) vs. Jared Gordon (156)
Muhammad Naimov (145.5) vs. Felipe Lima (145.5)
Rinat Fakretdinov (170.5) vs. Nicolas Dalby (171)
Kang Kyung-ho (136) vs. Muin Gafurov (136)
Magomed Gaziaslov (205) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (205)
Xiao Long (136) vs. Chan Ho Lee (136)
