The UFC will be center stage this weekend at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden. Under those bright lights, the Octagon will play host to two title fights — with Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira and Carla Esparza vs. Zhang Weili.
In addition to those very important contests, there’s some fun stuff scheduled around the rest of the card. Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler should serve up plenty of violence on the pay-per-view. The prelims have Erin Blanchfield, who could make some noise at flyweight, taking on the always fun Molly McCann. And the early prelims have the undefeated Ottman ‘don’t ask me what’s in my mum’s purse’ Azaitar fighting Matt Frevola.
But of course, before any of these fights can happen, all the competitors must step upon the dreaded scale. With two title fights, four fighters will need to be extra careful (and send pleasing prayers to the MMA gods) to prevent the card from any last minute shuffles.
You can watch to see what happens on those scales live, right here! Check the stream below—courtesy of our friends at MMA Fighting. It goes live at 9 a.m. ET.
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira Official Weigh-Ins LIVE Stream | MMA Fighting
Main card (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV):
UFC middleweight championship: Israel Adesanya (c) vs. Alex Pereira
UFC strawweight championship: Carla Esparza (c) vs. Zhang Weili
Ligthweight: Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler
Bantamweight: Frankie Edgar vs. Chris Gutierrez
Lightweight: Dan Hooker vs. Claudio Puelles
Prelims (8 p.m. ET on ESPNN/ESPN+)
Lightweight: Brad Riddell vs. Renato Moicano
Light heavyweight: Dominick Reyes vs. Ryan Spann
Flyweight: Erin Blanchfield vs. Molly McCann
Middleweight: Andre Petrovski vs. Wellington Turman
Early prelims (6 p.m. ET on ESPN+)
Lightweight: Matt Frevola vs. Ottman Azaitar
Strawweight: Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Silvana Gomez Juarez
Featherweight: Mike Trizano vs. Choi Seung-woo
Bantamweight: Julio Arce vs. Montel Jackson
Light heavyweight: Carlos Ulberg vs. Nicolae Negumereanu