The Ultimate Fighting Championship‘s return to Washington is now official after the UFC Seattle weigh-ins took place on Friday.
Headlining the 13-fight card is a bout between former champ Israel Adesanya and middleweight prospect Joe Pyfer. Both men successfully made weight for the five-round fight without issue. All other fighters on the card were also professionals, as everyone made weight.
Adesanya (24-5) is in desperate need of a win as he’s on a three-fight losing streak. Surprising losses to Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis saw the reign of “The Last Stylebender” come to an end. Now 36, and coming off a TKO defeat to Nassourdine Imavov, the City Kickboxing product will look to show that he still has more left in the tank by taking a slight step down from elite competition. Adesanya weighed 186 pounds for his latest UFC main event.
Meanwhile, this is the biggest fight in the career of Pyfer (15-3).”Bodybagz” is riding a three-fight win streak since losing to Jack Hermansson and, most recently, submitted Abusupiyan Magomedov. Other recent wins include a decision over Kelvin Gastelum and a knockout of Marc-Andre Barriault. The 29-year-old will look to get his first win in a headlining bout and weighed 186 pounds on the dot.
UFC Seattle will air in its entirety on Paramount+ on Saturday. The main card starts at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, while the prelims begin at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.
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UFC Seattle weigh-in results:
Israel Adesanya (186) vs. Joe Pyfer (186)
Maycee Barber (125) vs. Alexa Grasso (126)
Michael Chiesa (170) vs. Niko Price (170)
Lerryan Douglas (146) vs. Julian Erosa (145)
Mansur Abdul-Malik (185) vs. Yousri Belgaroui (186)
Terrance McKinney (156) vs. Kyle Nelson (156)
Ignacio Bahamondes (155) vs. Tofiq Musayev (155)
Lance Gibson Jr. (156) vs. Chase Hooper (155)
Tyrell Fortune (259) vs. Marcin Tybura (248)
Casey O’Neill (124) vs. Gabriella Fernandes (125)
Bruno Lopes (204) vs. Navajo Stirling (204)
Ricky Simon (135) vs. Adrian Yanez (135)
Bruna Brasil (115) vs. Alexia Thainara (115)
