UFC Seattle is just a day away. Tomorrow night, Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA plays host to the last UFC Fight Night in the month of February. Inside the United States, UFC Seattle is exclusively available on ESPN+ and Disney Plus.
Live coverage of Saturday night’s show begins with the prelims at 6 pm ET/ 3 pm PT on ESPN+, followed at 9 pm ET/ 6 pm PT with the main card. Despite seven contests on the slate being postponed for various reasons ahead of the show, the final bout order includes a 12-fight schedule from the Pacific Northwest.
Ahead of the show taking place on Saturday evening at the former KeyArena, the official weigh-ins for UFC Seattle were held on Friday morning. There were tense times on the scales earlier today, however
Co-Headliner Almost Fails to Weigh-In Before Time Expires
While all 24 fighters weighed in on-target on Friday morning, it wasn’t without drama. Both Brendan Allen (24-6 MMA, 12-3 UFC) and his opponent Anthony Hernandez (13-2, 1 NC MMA, 7-2 UFC) made the middleweight nontitle maximum of 186 lbs, but the clock ticked down on the latter.
With only a few minutes left before the official weigh-in window of two hours expired for Anthony Hernandez, he used a towel to record the needed weight. Beyond that, there were no issues on the scales today.
UFC Seattle Main Event Locked In After Friday’s Weigh-Ins
The main event of the evening will also proceed on schedule this weekend in Seattle. During the Friday morning weigh-ins, Henry Cejudo (16-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) and Song Yadong (21-8-1, 1 NC MMA, 10-3-1 UFC,) came in at 135 lbs and 136 lbs, respectively. UFC Seattle’s five-round headliner at five minutes apiece is a go.
UFC Seattle Weigh-In Results:
Main Card: (Tomorrow, 9 pm ET/ 6 pm PT, ESPN+ and Disney Plus)
Main Event: Henry Cejudo (135 lbs) vs. Song Yadong (136 lbs) Bantamweight
Co-Main Event: Brendan Allen (186 lbs) vs. Anthony Hernandez (186 lbs) Middleweight
Rob Font (136 lbs) vs. Jean Matsumoto (139 lbs) Catchweight: 140 lbs
Jean Silva (145 1/2 lbs) vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan (145 lbs) Featherweight
Alonzo Menifield (205 lbs) vs. Julius Walker (205 lbs) Light Heavyweight
Prelims: (Tomorrow, 6 pm ET/ 3 pm PT, ESPN+ and Disney Plus)
Featured Prelim: Ion Cutelaba (205 lbs) vs. Ibo Aslan (205 lbs) Light Heavyweight
Co-Featured Prelim: Andre Fili (145 lbs) vs. Melquizael Costa (145 lbs) Featherweight
Mansur Abdul-Malik (186 lbs) vs. Nick Klein (186 lbs) Middleweight
Ricky Simon (135 lbs) vs. Javid Basharat (136 lbs) Bantamweight
Nikolay Vertennikov (175 lbs) vs. Austin Vanderford (174 lbs) Catchweight: 175 lbs
Nursulton Ruziboev (184 lbs) vs. Eric McConico (184 lbs) Middleweight
Modestas Bukauskas (203 lbs) vs. Rafael Cerqueira (204 lbs) Light Heavyweight