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Apr 24, 20268 hours ago2 min read

UFC Vegas 116 is almost here. Friday, the official weigh-in window took place.

UFC Vegas 116 fight week is nearing its conclusion. Ahead of Saturday evening’s card, the contestants booked to appear on this weekend’s show faced the most important battle yet: The contest versus the scale.

Live coverage of UFC Vegas 116 begins in the late afternoon tomorrow at 5 pm ET/ 2 pm PT with the prelims. Inside the United States of America, the action can be seen gavel-to-gavel via Paramount Plus. Main card action caps the evening at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT.

Earlier this morning, the official weigh-in window occurred for tomorrow night’s action.  Good news happened all around the weigh-in session today

UFC Vegas 116 Main Event Cleared for Takeoff After Weigh-In Window

Tomorrow night’s UFC Vegas 116 main event is locked in following the Friday morning weigh-in session. Featherweight action takes place in the headliner when No. 5 contender Aljamain Sterling (146 lbs) fights No. 7 contender Youssef Zalal (145 1/2 lbs.)

This fight is an advertised maximum of five rounds at five minutes per round to close out the event from Meta Apex in Enterprise, NV.

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UFC Vegas 116 Co-Main Event Also Official with Weigh-Ins Friday Morning

Your co-main event of the evening at the Meta Apex is confirmed, as well. The women’s bantamweight division receives the co-main event slot tomorrow for a battle versing No. 3 contender Norma Dumont (135 1/2 lbs) and No. 11 contender Joselyne Edwards (135 1/2 lbs.)

This is a three-round fight at five minutes per round. Both contestants in the co-main attraction came in within half of a pound of the 136-lb nontitle maximum afforded to bantamweights.

UFC Vegas 116 Results:

Main Card: (Tomorrow, 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT, Paramount Plus)

Main Event: Aljamain Sterling (146 lbs) vs. Youssef Zalal (145 1/2 lbs) Featherweight

Co-Main Event: Norma Dumont (135 1/2 lbs) vs. Joselyne Edwards (135 1/2 lbs) Women’s Bantamweight

Rafa Garcia (155 lbs) vs. Alexander Hernandez (155 1/2 lbs) Lightweight

Davey Grant (135 1/2 lbs) vs. Adrian Luna Martinetti (135 1/2 lbs) Bantamweight: Martinetti to make UFC promotional debut tomorrow night.

Montel Jackson (135 1/2 lbs) vs. Raoni Barcelos (136 lbs) Bantamweight

Marcus Buchecha (252 1/2 lbs) vs. Ryan Spann (264 lbs) Heavyweight

Prelims: (Tomorrow, 5 pm ET/ 2 pm PT- Paramount Plus)

Featured Prelim: Rodolfo Viera (185 1/2 lbs) vs. Eric McConico (186 lbs) Middleweight

Co-Featured Prelim: Jackson McVey (185 lbs) vs. Sedriques Dumas (184 lbs) Middleweight

Mayra Bueno Silva (136 lbs) vs. Michelle Montague (135 1/2) Women’s Bantamweight

Jafel Filho (135 1/2 lbs) vs. Cody Durden (135 1/2 lbs) Bantamweight

Francis Marshall (155 1/2 lbs) vs. Lucas Brennan (155 1/2 lbs) Lightweight: Brennan to make UFC promotional debut tomorrow night.

Max Griffin (170 1/2 lbs) vs. Victor Valenzuela (170 lbs) Welterweight: Valenzuela to make UFC promotional debut tomorrow night. 

Talita Alencar (116 lbs) vs. Julia Polastri (115 1/2 lbs) Strawweight 

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