ABU DHABI – There was no issues on the scale for Khabib Nurmagomedov or Dustin Poirier ahead of UFC 242.
Saturday’s lightweight championship unification bout is now official after Nurmagomedov (27-0 MMA, 11-0 UFC) and Poirier (25-5 MMA, 17-4 UFC) both hit 155 pounds on the nose ahead of the main event encounter.
UFC 242 takes place at The Arena in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Nurmagomedov vs. Poirier headlines the pay-per-view main card following prelims on FX and ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.
Watch the video of Nurmagomedov and Poirier weighing in above.
Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier, along with the rest of the UFC 242 card, hit the scales Friday morning for the PPV’s official weigh-in!
The UFC’s return to Abu Dhabi, UFC 242, was a big one. Full of big tests. A test to see if Dustin Poirier could overcome the dreaded Khabib Nurmagomedov, and upgrade from interim to undisputed champion. A test to see if Khabib truly was the draw many thought he was. And a test to see if UFC fans would buy a PPV card in the middle of their Saturday afternoon.
First up, however, was the weigh-in, of course. All eyes would be on champ Khabib Nurmagomedov, whose weight struggles were hopefully in the distant past. They seemed to be. Khabib made weight — but needed a towel to do so. Poirier made weight without issue, and co-main event lightweight Paul Felder, as promised, made championship weight as well. Just in case.
Carlos Diego Ferreira and Mairbek Taisumov also weighed in with a towel, with both making weight. So too did Sarah Moras. Moras, however missed weight.
Check below from full results from Friday’s weigh-in! The official weigh-in live stream will air above.
UFC 242: Nurmagomedov vs. Poirier Weigh-In Results
Lightweight: Khabib Nurmagomedov (c) (155) vs. Dustin Poirier (ic) (155) Lightweight: Edson Barboza (155.5) vs. Paul Felder (155) Lightweight: Islam Makhachev (155) vs. Davi Ramos (156) Heavyweight: Curtis Blaydes (251) vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov (257) Lightweight: Mairbek Taisumov (156) vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira (156)
Preliminary Card (FX/TSN)
Women’s Flyweight: Joanne Calderwood (126) vs. Andrea Lee (126) Featherweight: Zubaira Tukhugov (146) vs. Lerone Murphy (146) Women’s Bantamweight: Liana Jojua (134.5) vs. Sarah Moras (138) Lightweight: Ottman Azaitar (156) vs. Teemu Packalén (156)
Early Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Welterweight: Belal Muhammad (170) vs. Takashi Sato (171) Welterweight: Nordine Taleb (170) vs. Muslim Salikhov (171) Middleweight: Omari Akhmedov (186) vs. Zak Cummings (185.5) Lightweight: Don Madge vs. Fares Ziam (155)
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