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  • Watch Jack Della Maddalena, Islam Makhachev Face Off At UFC 322 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins

    Watch Jack Della Maddalena, Islam Makhachev Face Off At UFC 322 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins

    We’re 24 hours away from UFC 322, and MMA News is here to bring you the video from the ceremonial weigh-ins for the card!

    UFC 322 takes place on November 15 from Madison Square Garden in New York City.

    The main event will see Jack Della Maddalena defend the UFC welterweight championship against Islam Makhachev. This marks JDM’s first title defense since defeating Belal Muhammad for the gold at UFC 315. Makachev moves up to welterweight after a run as lightweight champion, which began with a win over Charles Oliveira and contained successful defenses against Alexander Volkanovski, Dustin Poirier, and Renato Moicano.

    The co-main event will see the top two UFC female fighters in action, as Valentina Shevchenko defends the UFC women’s flyweight championship against Weili Zhang. Shevchenko, in her second run as champion of the division she has dominated since 2018, retained the championship against Manon Fiorot at UFC 315. Zhang, meanwhile, moves up to 125 after two title runs at strawweight. Her second reign began with a win over Carla Esparza and saw defenses against Amanda Lemos, Yan Xiaonan, and Tatiana Suarez.

    The rest of the main card sees welterweight action between Sean Brady and Michael Morales, a welterweight showdown featuring former champion Leon Edwards and rising contender Carlos Prates, and a lightweight battle that sees Beneil Dariush pitted against Benoit Saint-Denis.

    Though Dariush missed weight for his fight, all bouts appear ready to move forward to UFC 321!

    The ceremonial weigh-ins present the last opportunity for opponents to face off before they meet inside the Octagon. Check them out below via the UFC’s official YouTube channel!

    UFC 322 Ceremonial Weigh-In Video

  • Watch Dricus Du Plessis, Khamzat Chimaev Face Off At UFC 319 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins

    Watch Dricus Du Plessis, Khamzat Chimaev Face Off At UFC 319 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins

    We’re about 24 hours away from UFC 319, and MMA News is here to bring you the video from the ceremonial weigh-ins for the card!

    UFC 319 takes place on August 16 from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.

    The main event of the evening will feature Dricus Du Plessis defending the UFC middleweight championship against Khamzat Chimaev. Du Plessis, unbeaten in the UFC, originally claimed the championship with a decision win over Sean Strickland at UFC 297. He has since defended the title against Israel Adesanya and Strickland at UFC 305 and UFC 312, respectively. Chimaev, who hasn’t lost in MMA, secured this title shot with a finish of another former champion in Robert Whittaker at UFC 308.

    The co-main event will feature the UFC debut of Aaron Pico, as the Bellator veteran faces undefeated featherweight contender Lerone Murphy.

    The rest of the main card sees Geoff Neal face Carlos Prates, Jared Cannonier taking on Michael “Venom” Page, and Tim Elliott going toe-to-toe with Kai Asakura.

    One bout was scrapped on weigh-in day following Bryan Battle’s significant weight miss. But all other bouts are on!

    The ceremonial weigh-ins present the last opportunity for opponents to face off before they meet inside the Octagon. Check them out below via the UFC’s official YouTube channel!

    UFC 319 Ceremonial Weigh-In Video

  • Watch Robert Whittaker, Reinier De Ridder Face Off At UFC Abu Dhabi Ceremonial Weigh-Ins

    Watch Robert Whittaker, Reinier De Ridder Face Off At UFC Abu Dhabi Ceremonial Weigh-Ins

    We’re a little more than 24 hours away from UFC Abu Dhabi, and MMA News is here to bring you the video from the ceremonial weigh-ins for the card!

    UFC Abu Dhabi takes place on July 26 from the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

    The main event of the evening will feature a middleweight matchup between former champion Robert Whittaker and former ONE Championship two-weight champion Reinier De Ridder. Whittaker comes into this bout off a loss to Khamzat Chimaev in a title eliminator at UFC 308 in October. De Ridder has won four straight and is 3-0 in the UFC, with submission victories over Gerald Meerschaert, Kevin Holland, and Bo Nickal.

    The co-main event will see former bantamweight champion Petr Yan square off with Marcus McGhee. Yan heads into this fight off back-to-back wins over Song Yadong and Deiveson Figueiredo. McGhee is 10-1 overall and 4-0 in the UFC, scoring finishes of Journey Newson, JP Buys, and Gastón Bolaños before a decision win over Jonathan Martinez at UFC 309.

    The rest of the main card will see middleweight action that sees Shara “Bullet” Magomedov take on Marc-Andre Barriault, a flyweight battle between Asu Almabayev and Jose Ochoa, and a light heavyweight contest featuring Nikita Krylov and Bogdan Guskov.

    All fighters for the card made weight. All the fights are on!

    The ceremonial weigh-ins present the last opportunity for opponents to face off before they meet inside the Octagon. Check them out below via the UFC’s official YouTube channel!

    UFC Abu Dhabi Ceremonial Weigh-In Video

  • Watch Max Holloway, Dustin Poirier Face Off At UFC 318 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins

    Watch Max Holloway, Dustin Poirier Face Off At UFC 318 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins

    We’re about 24 hours away from UFC 318, and MMA News is here to bring you the video from the ceremonial weigh-ins for the card!

    UFC 318 takes place on July 19 from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

    The main event of the evening will feature Dustin Poirier, who makes the Octagon walk for the final time, challenge familiar foe Max Holloway to a trilogy bout with the BMF title on the line. Poirier is 2-0 against Holloway, having bested him at both UFC 143 and UFC 236. Poirier enters this fight off a loss in a lightweight title fight with Islam Makhachev at UFC 302. Holloway won the BMF title from Justin Gaethje at UFC 300 but was knocked out by Ilia Topuria in a featherweight title clash at UFC 308.

    The co-main event will see former middleweight title challenge Paulo Costa look to get back on winning ways against Roman Kopylov.

    The rest of the main card sees Kevin Holland face Daniel Rodriguez, Dan Ige take on Patricio Pitbull, and Michael Johnson square off with Daniel Zellhuber.

    All fighters for the card made weight. All the fights are on!

    The ceremonial weigh-ins present the last opportunity for opponents to face off before they meet inside the Octagon. Check them out below via the UFC’s official YouTube channel!

    UFC 318 Ceremonial Weigh-In Video

  • Watch Belal Muhammad, Jack Della Maddalena Face Off At UFC 315 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins

    Watch Belal Muhammad, Jack Della Maddalena Face Off At UFC 315 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins

    We’re about 24 hours away from UFC 315, and MMANews is here to bring you the video from the ceremonial weigh-ins for the card!

    UFC 315 takes place on May 10 from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada — the first visit of Montreal for the UFC since UFC 186 10 years ago!

    The event will feature the first welterweight title defense for Belal Muhammad, as he meets the challenge of Jack Della Maddalena. Plus, Valentina Shevchenko makes her first appearance since regaining the UFC women’s flyweight championship, as she defends the gold against Manon Fiorot.

    The legendary Jose Aldo will be in action on this night, too, as he takes on Aiemann Zahabi. Alexa Grasso, who lost the flyweight title to Shevchenko at Noche UFC 2, returns to battle Natália Silva, and French lightweight Benoît Saint Denis does battle against short-notice replacement opponent Kyle Prepolec.

    Ahead of the event, nearly all fighters made weight, with the sole exception being Bruno Silva, who came in a pound heavy over the non-title middleweight limit. Nevertheless, all fights are still in tact.

    The ceremonial weigh-ins present the last opportunity for opponents to face off before they meet inside the Octagon. Check them out below via the UFC’s official YouTube channel!

    UFC 315 Ceremonial Weigh-In Video

  • UFC 302: Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier Ceremonial Weigh-In Faceoffs & Full Stream

    UFC 302: Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier Ceremonial Weigh-In Faceoffs & Full Stream

    UFC 302 takes place on Saturday night, and MMA News is here to bring you the final faceoffs from the ceremonial weigh-ins!

    The upcoming pay-per-view event at Newark’s Prudential Center provides a chance for UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev to further enhance his legacy on mixed martial arts’ biggest stage.

    If the Dagestani is to move closer to his desired status as the greatest of all time, he must get through Dustin Poirier, who is shooting for the undisputed throne for the third time having previously fallen short against Khabib Nurmagomedov and Charles Oliveira.

    The stakes will also be high in the co-main event, as former middleweight titleholder Sean Strickland enters the cage for the first time since a tight decision loss to Dricus Du Plessis in their championship headliner in Toronto this past January. To stake his claim for a shot earning two-time status in the UFC, Strickland must stall Paulo Costa’s push for another opportunity at the 185-pound gold.

    Ahead of the event, 23 out of the 24 fighters successfully made weight, with André Lima’s sizable four-pound miss marking the sole indiscretion on the scale.

    Nevertheless, every fight has remained intact, and all that remained on Friday was for the athletes to face off one final time at the UFC 302 ceremonial weigh-ins!

    Check out a full replay via the official UFC YouTube channel below, followed by all the faceoffs!

    UFC 302 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins

    UFC 302 Ceremonial Weigh-In Faceoffsj