It’s only less than 24 hours away from UFC Vegas 102 from inside the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, NV. Saturday night, the Apex will play host to its only card this month. Live coverage of the show commences at 4 pm ET/ 1 pm PT on ESPN+ (United States) and Disney Plus through the Disney bundle with the undercard.
Main card action caps off the evening at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT on ESPN+. All told, barring any further adjustments to the card in the final hours before the show, the final version of the fight card features 12 bouts from MMA’s No. 1 promotion.
Friday morning in Las Vegas, the official weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 102 were held. The three-hour weigh-in period wasn’t without a little bit of drama, however.
UFC Vegas 102 Prelim Cancelled At Weigh-Ins Because of Medical Issues
Initially, Jared Gordon (20-7, 1 NC MMA, 8-6, 1 NC UFC) was to meet up with debuting Mashrabjon Ruziboev (20-4-1, 0-0 UFC) in a lightweight bout. Ruziboev will have to wait another day for his UFC promotional debut, however. During Friday’s UFC Vegas 102 weigh-ins, Ruziboev withdrew from tomorrow night’s bout due to problems encountered with his weight cut.
Gordon, who was first booked to fight Kaue Fernandes this weekend before he was forced out because of visa issues, made the lightweight nontitle maximum of 156 lbs without incident. He’ll be paid his purse for the fight as a result of making the contracted weight.
UFC Vegas 102 Main, Co-Main Events Locked In Friday Morning
The headlining bout and co-headliner for Saturday’s card are confirmed with the weigh-in. Both Jared Cannonier (185 1/2 lbs) and Gregory Rodrigues (186 lbs) came in on-target for the UFC Vegas 102 main event at middleweight.
Meanwhile, the co-main event at featherweight will feature Calvin Kattar against Youssef Zalal. Both fighters tipped the scales this morning at 146 lbs, the nontitle maximum in the division.
UFC Vegas 102 Weigh-In Results:
Main Card: (Saturday, 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT, ESPN+ and Disney Plus)
Main Event: Jared Cannonier (185 1/2 lbs) vs. Gregory Rodrigues (186 lbs) Middleweight
Co-Main Event: Calvin Kattar (146 lbs) vs. Youssef Zalal (146 lbs) Featherweight
Edmen Shahbazyan (185 1/2 lbs) vs. Dylan Budka (186 lbs) Middleweight
Ismael Bonfim (156 lbs) vs. Nazim Sadykhov (156 lbs) Lightweight
Rodolfo Vieira (185 1/2 lbs) vs. Andre Petroski (186 lbs) Middleweight
Connor Matthews (146 lbs) vs. Jose Delgado (146 lbs) Featherweight
Prelims: (Saturday, 4 pm ET/ 1 pm PT, ESPN+ and Disney Plus)
Featured Prelim: Angela Hill (115 1/2 lbs) vs. Ketlen Souza (115 1/2 lbs) Strawweight
Co-Featured Prelim: Rafael Estevam (126 lbs) vs. Jesus Aguilar (125 lbs) Flyweight
Gabriel Bonfim (170 1/2 lbs) vs. Khaos Williams (169 1/2 lbs) Welterweight
Vince Morales (136 lbs) vs. Elijah Smith (135 1/2 lbs) Bantamweight
Don’Tale Mayes (266 lbs) vs. Valter Walker (246 lbs) Heavyweight
Julia Avila (135 1/2 lbs) vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti (134 1/2 lbs) Women’s Bantamweight