Official weigh-ins for UFC on ABC 9 went down Friday, and all 24 fighters on the card hit their contracted limits.
The weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Abu Dhabi. The nearby Etihad Arena on Yas Island hosts Saturday’s event (ABC, ESPN, ESPN+).
Among those weighing in were former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker (26-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC) and former ONE Championship two-division titleholder Reinier de Ridder (19-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who meet in a five-round main event.
Additionally, former bantamweight champion Petr Yan (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) clashes with Marcus McGhee (10-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) in the co-headliner.
The full UFC on ABC 9 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (ABC, ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)
Robert Whittaker (185.5) vs. Reinier de Ridder (186)Petr Yan (135.5) vs. Marcus McGhee (136)Shara Magomedov (186) vs. Marc-Andre Barriault (185)Asu Almabayev (126) vs. Jose Ochoa (125.5)Nikita Krylov (205) vs. Bogdan Guskov (205)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, noon ET)
Bryce Mitchell (136) vs. Said Nurmagomedov (136)Muslim Salikhov (170.5) vs. Carlos Leal (170)Davey Grant (135) vs. Da’Mon Blackshear (136)Amanda Ribas (116) vs. Tabatha Ricci (115)Ibo Aslan (204) vs. Billy Elekana (204.5)Mohammad Yahyan (146) vs. Steven Nguyen (145.5)Martin Buday (266) vs. Marcus Almeida (254)