UFC 323 weigh-in results: Fighter fails to make weight by 3 pounds, two title fights confirmed

At the official weigh-ins for UFC 323, both Merab Dvalishvili and Alexandre Pantoja successfully met the championship weight requirements. Dvalishvili weighed in at 135 pounds ahead of his bantamweight title rematch against Petr Yan, while Pantoja hit 125 pounds for his flyweight title defense against Joshua Van. The challengers also made weight, with Yan at 135 pounds and Van slightly under at 124.5 pounds.

Dvalishvili aims to become the first UFC fighter to defend a title four times in a single year, while Pantoja pursues his fifth straight successful defense.

Not all fighters made weight without issues. Brunno Ferreira, arriving early in the weigh-in window, came in at 189 poundsthree pounds over the middleweight limit for a non-title fight. His bout against Marvin Vettori will proceed at catchweight, with Ferreira forfeiting 20% of his purse. Similarly, The Ultimate Fighter 32 champion Mairon Santos missed the featherweight limit by 1.5 pounds, resulting in a catchweight bout against Muhammad Naimov and a 20% purse penalty.

UFC 323 will take place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Below are the official weigh-in results:

Main Card (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET)

• Merab Dvalishvili (135.0) vs. Petr Yan (135.0)
• Alexandre Pantoja (125.0) vs. Joshua Van (124.5)
• Brandon Moreno (125.0) vs. Tatsuro Taira (126.0)
• Henry Cejudo (136.0) vs. Payton Talbott (136.0)
• Jan Blachowicz (206.0) vs. Bogdan Guskov (206.0)

Prelims (ESPN2/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)

• Grant Dawson (156.0) vs. Manuel Torres (156.0)
• Terrance McKinney (156.0) vs. Chris Duncan (156.0)
• Maycee Barber (125.5) vs. Karine Silva (125.5)
• Nazim Sadykhov (155.5) vs. Fares Ziam (156.0)

Early Prelims (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

• Marvin Vettori (186.0) vs. Brunno Ferreira (189.0)*
• Edson Barboza (155.5) vs. Jalin Turner (155.0)
• Iwo Baraniewski (206.0) vs. Ibo Aslan (205.5)
• Mansur Abdul-Malik (185.5) vs. Antonio Trocoli (186.0)
• Muhammad Naimov (146.0) vs. Mairon Santos (147.5)**

*Ferreira missed weight. Fight proceeds at catchweight; 20% purse penalty applied.

**Santos missed weight. Fight proceeds at catchweight; 20% purse penalty applied.

Author: Logan Reeves