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UFC 242 Weigh-In Results: Poirier and Khabib on Weight

September 6, 2019 | Posted by Jeffrey Harris
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UFC held the official weigh-ins earlier today for UFC 242. The event is scheduled for early tomorrow at the The Arena, Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The main pay-per-view card will be streamed live on ESPN+. Prelims will be shown on FX and UFC Fight Pass.

For the headlining bout, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov (155 pounds) returns to the Octagon for a unification bout with interim champion Dustin Poirier (155 pounds). Both fighters came in on weight. Khabib Nurmagomedov is also still undefeated in MMA at 27-0.

On the FX prelims, Sarah Moras came in over the bantamweight limit for her scheduled bout with Liana Jojua (134.5 pounds). Moras will forfeit 20 percent of her purse, and the fight will move forward as scheduled.

UFC 242 ESPN+ Main Card

Main Event Lightweight Title Fight: Khabib Nurmagomedov (155) vs Dustin Poirier (155)
Co-Main Event: Edson Barboza (155.5) vs Paul Felder (155)
Islam Makhachev (155) vs Davi Ramos (156)
Curis Blaydes (251) vs Shamil Abdurakhimov (257)
Mairbek Taisumov (156) vs Diego Ferreira (156)

FX Prelims

Joanne Calderwood (126) vs Andrea Lee (126)
Zubaira Tukhugov (146) vs Lerone Murphy (146)
Liana Jojua (134.5) vs *Sarah Moras (138)
Ottman Azaitar (156) vs Teemu Packalen (156)

UFC Fight Pass Prelims

Belal Muhammad (170) vs Takashi Sato (171)
Nordine Taleb (170) vs Muslim Salikhov (171)
Omari Akhmedov (186) vs Zak Cummings (185.5)
Don Madge (155) vs Fares Ziam (155)

* Sarah Moras weighed in over the bantamweight limit. She forfeits 20% of purse to her opponent. Fight proceeds as scheduled.