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LAS VEGAS – The MMA junkie was on the scene and reporting live on ESPN + 40 fighter weight-ins from the official UFC on Friday, where all 22 fighters weighed in without issue.
Light Vegas lost weight at the UFC Apex. The same place hosts Saturday’s card, which streams on ESPN + and airs on ESPN.
Weightlifters included former Light Heavyweight title challengers Thiago Santos (21-7 MMA, 13-6 UFC) and Glover Taxira (31-7 MMA, 14-5 UFC), who meet in the main event.
The full UFC + 40 weight results on ESPN include:
Main card (ESPN +, 10pm ET)
- Thiago Santos (205.5) vs. Glover Taxira (205.5)
- Andrei Arlowski (244.5) vs. Tanner Bozer (232.5)
- Rao’s Barcelona (135.5) vs. Khalid Taha (135.5)
- Brendan Allen (185) vs. Ian Heinish (185.5)
- Claudia Gadelha (115.5) Vian Xiaonan (115.5)
Premium Card (ESPN +, 7pm ET)
- Travin Giles (185.5) vs. Bevon Lewis (185)
- Giga Chicken (145) vs. Jamie Simmons (146)
- Marcos Rosario de Lima (258) vs. Alexander Romanov (260)
- Darren Elkins (145.5) vs. Eduardo Garagori (145.5)
- Ramiz Brahmaj (170) vs. Max Griffin (170)
- Anthony Birchak (136) vs Gustavo Lopez (135.75)
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