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UFC 263 weigh-in results: Deiveson Figueiredo uses full two hours, but title fights official

PHOENIX – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC 263 fighter weigh-ins, where all but one fighter made weight without issue.

The early weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Phoenix and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 7 p.m. ET at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz. The same arena hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.

Among those weighing in were middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (20-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) and challenger Marvin Vettori (17-3-1 MMA, 7-2-1 UFC), who meet in a rematch for Adesanya’s title. Each made weight without issue.

Meanwhile, flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo (20-1-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) takes on Brandon Moreno (18-5-2 MMA, 6-2-2 UFC) in a rematch after a draw this past December. Moreno was the second fighter on the scale, while Figueiredo raised some concern by taking the full two hours allotted before making his trip to the stage. Ultimately, though, both weighed 125 pounds, and the title fight was made official.

The only fighters who missed weight on the day was Steven Peterson (18-9 MMA, 2-3 UFC), who weighed in at 148.5 pounds for his featherweight matchup with Chase Hooper (10-1-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC). Peterson was fined 20 percent of his purse for the infraction, but the bout will go on as scheduled.

The full UFC 263 weigh-in results include:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Israel Adesanya (183.5) vs. Marvin Vettori (184.5) – for middleweight title
  • Champ Deiveson Figueiredo (125) vs. Brandon Moreno (125) – for flyweight title
  • Nate Diaz (170) vs. Leon Edwards (170.5)
  • Demian Maia (170.5) vs. Belal Muhammad (170.5)
  • Paul Craig (204.5) vs. Jamahal Hill (205.5)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Drew Dober (154) vs. Brad Riddell (155)
  • Eryk Anders (205) vs. Darren Stewart (204.5)
  • Joanne Calderwood (125) vs. Lauren Murphy (125.5)
  • Hakeem Dawodu (145.5) vs. Movsar Evloev (145.5)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Alexis Davis (134.5) vs. Pannie Kianzad (135.5)
  • Matt Frevola (155) vs. Terrance McKinney (155.5)
  • Chase Hooper (145.5) vs. Steven Peterson (148.5)*
  • Luigi Vendramini (155.5) vs. Fares Ziam (156)
  • Jake Collier (264.5) vs. Carlos Felipe (262.5)

* Peterson missed the featherweight limit by 2.6 pounds and was fined 20 percent of his purse, but the bout will go on as scheduled

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