{"id":355521,"date":"2020-07-10T06:16:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T13:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=355521"},"modified":"2020-07-10T07:36:14","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T14:36:14","slug":"ufc-251-weigh-in-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-251-weigh-in-results\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 251 weigh-in results: title fights official, two fighters miss weight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday night, the UFC will return to our screens with the stacked UFC 251 pay-per-view\u2014the first event on the much discussed Fight Island.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 251 will be headlined by a welterweight title fight between dominating champion Kamaru Usman and ferocious challenger Jorge Masvidal. Usman was <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/nate-diaz-trashes-usman-vs-burns-booking-this-isnt-a-title-fight\/\">originally expected<\/a> to defend his title agains Gilbert Burns on Fight Island, but Masvidal was called to step in on six days&#8217; notice when Burns tested positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>In the UFC 251 co-main event, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will look to defend his belt against the man he won it from, divisional great Max Holloway.<\/p>\n<p>The card will also feature a fight for the bantamweight title left vacant by the retired Henry Cejudo, as Russian destroyer Petr Yan collides with Brazilian legend Jose Aldo.<\/p>\n<p>Other highlights of the card include appearances from former champions, popular stars and rising contenders like Rose Namajunas, Jessica Andrade, Paige VanZant, Amanda Ribas, Volkan Oezdemir, and Jiri Prochazka.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday morning, the stars of the UFC 251 lineup stepped onto the scales to weigh in for their imminent battles. See the full weigh-in results below (via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2020\/07\/ufc-251-kamaru-usman-jorge-masvidal-volkanovski-holloway-weigh-in-results\">MMA Junkie<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><em>***Refresh for updates***<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>UFC 251 Main Card | 10:00 pm ET on ESPN+ pay-per-view<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Champ Kamaru Usman (170) vs. Jorge Masvidal (170) \u2013 for welterweight title<\/li>\n<li>Champ Alexander Volkanovski (145) vs. Max Holloway (145) \u2013 for featherweight title<\/li>\n<li>Petr Yan (135) vs. Jose Aldo (135) \u2013 for vacant bantamweight title<\/li>\n<li>Jessica Andrade (115) vs. Rose Namajunas (116)<\/li>\n<li>Amanda Ribas (126) vs. Paige VanZant (126)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UFC 251 Prelims | 8:00pm ET on ESPN<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Volkan Oezdemir (205.5) vs. Jiri Prochazka (205)<\/li>\n<li>Muslim Salikhov (171) vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (171)<\/li>\n<li>Makwan Amirkhani (146) vs. Danny Henry (146)<\/li>\n<li>Roman Bogatov (155.5) vs. Leonardo Santos (156)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UFC 251 Early Prelims | 6:00pm on ESPN+<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maxim Grishin (223) vs. Marcin Tybura (252)<\/li>\n<li>Raulian Paiva (129)* vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov (126)<\/li>\n<li>Vanessa Melo (141)** vs. Karol Rosa (136)<\/li>\n<li>Martin Day (136) vs. Davey Grant (136)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"articleBody\">\n<p><em>*Paiva missed the flyweight limit<\/em><br \/>\n<em>**Melo missed the women\u2019s bantamweight limit<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Which fights on the UFC 251 lineup are you most excited for?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday night, the UFC will return to our screens with the stacked UFC 251 pay-per-view\u2014the first event on the much discussed Fight Island. 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