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 into the win column after suffering three straight losses inside the cage. The 30-year-old has lost to Cyril Gane (12-2 MMA), Sergei Pavlovich (18-2 MMA), and most recently Alexander Volkov (37-10 MMA).
“Tyber” last fought in July of last year, losing by TKO to Tom Aspinall (14-3 mixed martial arts). The 38-year-old previously defeated Alexander Romanov (17-2 MMA) and Blagoy Ivanov (19-6 MMA), respectively.
The co-main event of UFC Vegas 88 will feature a welterweight showdown between Brian Battle (11-2 MMA) and Ange Russa (10-3 MMA).
'The Butcher' will be looking for his third straight win when he takes on Lusa tomorrow night. The 29-year-old previously fought and won against Gabriel Green (11-5 MMA) and AJ Fletcher (10-3 MMA).
“The Last Ninja'' also has two wins in the Octagon heading into Saturday's fight, including unanimous decision wins over A.J. Fletcher and Reece McKee (13-5 MMA).
Official UFC weigh-in results can be found below.
UFC Vegas 88 Main Card: (7:00pm ET on ESPN+)
• Tai Tuivasa (265.5) vs. Marcin Tybura (247)
• Brian Battle (170) vs. Ange Russa (171)
• Kennedy Nizechuk (205) vs. Ovince Saint Preux (206)
• Christian Rodriguez (145) vs. Isaac Dalgarian (145.5)
• Pannie Kianzado (136) vs. Macy Chiasson (135.5)
• Gerald Meerschaert (185.5) vs. Brian Barberena (186)
UFC Vegas 88 Preliminary Card: (ESPN+ 4:00 PM ET)
• Mike Davis (155) vs. Nathan Levy (156.5) *
• Josian Nunes (135) vs. Chelsea Chandler (137) **
• Ord Osborne (125.5) vs. Jaffer Filho (125.5)
• Thiago Moises (155.5) vs. Mitch Ramirez (155.5)
• Josh Culibao (146) vs. Danny Silva (148.5)***
• Cory McKenna (115.5) vs. Jacqueline Amorim (116)
• Chad Angeliger (135) vs. Charampos Grigoriou (136)
* Because Levy failed to weigh in, he will be fined a percentage of his wallet.
** Chandler missed the women's bantamweight limit in her first attempt.
*** Silva missed the featherweight limit on his first attempt.
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