UFC 333 weigh-in results: the 2 title fights set, Nicolle Caliari misses weight by 4.5 pounds
The UFC 333 weigh-in confirmed the 2 title fights for Saturday in Abu Dhabi. Alexander Volkanovski weighed 144.5 pounds and Movsar Evloev 145, while Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili each came in at 135. 27 of the 28 fighters made weight. Only Nicolle Caliari missed, by 4.5 pounds beyond the allowance, and she loses part of her purse.
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Key takeaways
- UFC 333 weigh-in: 27 of 28 fighters on weight, all 14 bouts go ahead.
- Volkanovski 144.5 pounds, Evloev 145 for the featherweight title. Yan and Dvalishvili 135 each for the bantamweight title.
- Nicolle Caliari weighed 120.5 pounds against Iasmin Lucindo (115). She forfeits 30 % of her purse according to BJPenn, and the fight goes ahead.
UFC 333 weigh-in: the titles are set
Volkanovski vs Evloev
Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski weighed 144.5 pounds and Movsar Evloev 145 on the dot. The main event is official.
Yan vs Dvalishvili 3
Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili each registered 135 pounds, the bantamweight limit. Their title rubber match is on.
The rest of the main card
Aaron Pico (145.5) faces Losene Keita (146), Lone’er Kavanagh (125.5) faces Ramazonbek Temirov (126), and Alexander Volkov (256) faces Rizvan Kuniev (265).
The only miss
Nicolle Caliari
At strawweight, Nicolle Caliari weighed 120.5 pounds. The limit is 115 pounds with a one-pound allowance for non-title fights, so she was 4.5 pounds over.
The penalty
According to BJPenn, she forfeits 30 % of her purse. Her fight with Iasmin Lucindo, who hit 115 pounds on the dot, goes ahead.
The difference between sources
BJPenn says nearly 5 pounds over, Sherdog says 4.5: the gap is the one-pound allowance.
Nothing new for The Champ
The prelims
The weights
Azamat Murzakanov (206) vs Dominick Reyes (205), Nikita Krylov vs Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev (206 each), Abus Magomedov (185.5) vs Cameron Rowston (185), Grant Dawson (156) vs Nurullo Aliev (155).
The rest
Asaf Chopurov (136) vs Colby Thicknesse (135.5), Jacob Malkoun (186) vs Abubakar Vagaev (185.5), Bolaji Oki vs Daniel Santos (146 each), Noah Gugnon vs Kody Steele (156 each).
Follow the night
UFC 333 fighters’ profiles and records are in the FightHub app.
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