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A chaotic scene unfolded at the ceremonial weigh-ins for PFL Brussels when welterweight hopefuls Khamzat Abaev and Luca Poclit clashed during the face-off, prompting security intervention with Dan Hardy in the middle. The brawl comes ahead of Saturday's event headlined by Benson Henderson vs. Patrick Habirora, airing at 12:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
At the PFL Brussels weigh-ins, Luca Poclit got too close to Khamzat Abaev and Abaev responded with a jab, triggering a chaotic stage rush before officials subdued the parties; the welterweight prelim remains on the card with the rest of the weigh-in results released.
CSAC released fight-night weights for MVP MMA to monitor extreme cuts: Ronda Rousey at 142 lb official (143 lb fight night) and Gina Carano at 152 lb (up from 141.4 lb, a 10.6-lb gain). The card featured notable jumps including Nate Diaz to 184.6 lb and Mike Perry to 181.4 lb; Francis Ngannou at 258.6 lb; and the biggest gain by Namo Fazil, who rose from 170.8 to 198 lb (27.2 lb, 16%).
Arnold Allen and Melquizael Costa weighed in at 145.5 pounds to secure the featherweight main event for UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Costa at Meta APEX in Las Vegas, with the article also detailing the full fight card and preliminary weights.
Ronda Rousey (142 lb) and Gina Carano (141.4 lb) cleared the 146-pound limit for their featherweight non-title bout on Netflix’s MVP MMA card at the Intuit Dome, with official weigh-ins also listing Nate Diaz (168.6) vs. Mike Perry (169.6) and Francis Ngannou (257) vs. Philipe Lins (220.6), along with the rest of the 22-fighter card.
At UFC 328's official weigh-ins in Newark, Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland weighed 185 pounds for the middleweight title, while Joshua Van and Tatsuro Taira hit 125 for the flyweight title. The rest of the card features Volkov vs Cortes Acosta, Brady vs Buckley, and Green vs Stephens; Jeremy Stephens weighed in at 160 pounds, missing the lightweight limit and forfeiting 30% of his purse. The event takes place May 9, 2026 at Prudential Center and will air on Paramount+.
At the official UFC 328 weigh-ins, all fighters hit their marks except Jeremy Stephens, who missed the lightweight limit by 4 pounds (weighing 160) and will be fined 30% of his purse with the fight set at a catchweight; Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland weighed 185 for the middleweight title, Joshua Van and Tatsuro Taira weighed 125 for the flyweight title, and the remaining bouts also hit or were near their listed weights as the event heads to Prudential Center.
Gerald Meerschaert failed to make weight for his middleweight bout at UFC Perth, coming in at 190 pounds (four pounds over the limit), which moves the fight to a catchweight and costs him 30 percent of his purse to opponent Jacob Malkoun. The rest of the card weighed in successfully, including main-event participants Jack Della Maddalena and Carlos Prates.
UFC Perth’s early weigh-ins kicked off with the headliner Della Maddalena vs Prates at 170 lbs as live weigh-ins stream on Paramount+ ahead of the May 2 card in Perth. The event features Dariush vs Salkilld and Tuivasa vs Sutherland among other prelims. A 135-pound bout between Colby Thicknesse and Vince Morales saw Thicknesse miss weight and forfeit 30% of his purse. The weigh-ins set the stage for a full card of action on Paramount+ with continued updates.
Jiri Prochazka and Carlos Ulberg cleared weight to headline UFC 327 for the vacant 205-pound title, with all other fighters making weight too; Chris Padilla missed by two pounds for his lightweight bout and was fined 20% of his purse.
At UFC 326's official weigh-ins in Las Vegas, Max Holloway weighed 155.5 lb and Charles Oliveira 156 lb for the five-round main event. The co-main features Caio Borralho (186 lb) vs. Reinier de Ridder (185.5 lb). The card also lists several bouts across the main card, prelims, and early prelims, with a featherweight bout (JeongYeong Lee vs. Gaston Bolanos) canceled due to weight-management issues. The event airs across Paramount+, UFC Fight Pass, and CBS in select regions.
Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira cleared the scales for UFC 326, with Holloway at 155.5 pounds and Oliveira at 156 (non-title fight with a one-pound allowance). A prelim bout, Jeong Yeong Lee vs. Gaston Bolanos, was canceled due to Lee’s weight-cut issues, though Bolanos weighed in at 145.5. The rest of the card remains intact, including Borralho vs. de Ridder, Font vs. Rosas Jr., Dober vs. Johnson, Rodrigues vs. Ferreira, plus the early prelims.
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Kavanagh is set for Feb. 28, 2026 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City. Official weigh-ins had Brandon Moreno at 125.5 lb and Lone'er Kavanagh at 125 lb for the five-round main event. The co-main features Marlon Vera (136) vs David Martinez (135); Daniel Zellhuber (155) vs King Green (155) in the lightweight bout, with a full slate of prelims including Edgar Chairez vs Felipe Bunes, Imanol Rodriguez vs Kevin Borjas, Santiago Luna vs Angel Pacheco and more. Prelims start at 5 p.m. ET and the main card at 8 p.m. ET, all on Paramount+.
At UFC Houston's ceremonial weigh-ins, Sean Strickland fired off profane, racially charged remarks toward the crowd and claimed he fights differently than opponent Anthony Hernandez, prompting Hernandez to shrug off the jabs and vow to fight anywhere and wear Strickland down, adding fuel to the controversy surrounding the bout.
At UFC 325 in Sydney, featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski weighed 144.5 pounds and challenger Diego Lopes 145 for the title; co-main Dan Hooker and Benoît Saint Denis both weighed 155.75, with most other bouts hitting their targets. However, flyweight Aaron Tau weighed in at 129 pounds (above the 126-pound limit), and his bout was canceled. The event is set for Jan 31 at Qudos Bank Arena and will be streamed on Paramount+.