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UFC Saudi Arabia weigh-ins: Adesanya, Imavov, Magomedov, Page hit 186-lb limit



At the UFC Fight Night 250 weigh-ins in Riyadh, 22 fighters stepped on the scale ahead of Saturday’s UFC event.

The ceremonial weigh-ins took place at 9 a.m. ET, and fans could watch the live stream of the weigh-ins, including highlights of the main event and co-main event fighters making the 186-pound limit.

In the highly anticipated main event, two-time UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and Nassourdine Imavov both weighed in at 185 lbs for their non-title bout, comfortably under the 186-pound limit.

Adesanya is looking to avoid a 3rd straight defeat, in what will be his first non-title fight in over 6 years.

The co-main event featured undefeated middleweight contender Shara Magomedov, who also hit the 185-pound mark, while his opponent, Michael Page, tipped the scale at 185.5 lbs.

The official UFC Saudi Arabia weigh-ins, held at 1 a.m. ET, confirmed that all fighters for the main card and preliminaries were on weight. The full list of weigh-in results is as follows:

Main Card (ESPN+, 12 p.m. ET)

Israel Adesanya (185) vs. Nassourdine Imavov (185)
Shara Magomedov (185) vs. Michael Page (185.5)
Sergei Pavlovich (249) vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (252)
Said Nurmagomedov (135.5) vs. Vinicius Oliveira (135)
Fares Ziam (156) vs. Mike Davis (155.5)

Preliminaries (ESPN+, 9 a.m. ET)

Muhammad Naimov (145.5) vs. Kaan Ofli (145)
Shamil Gaziev (260) vs. Thomas Petersen (263)
Terrance McKinney (156) vs. Damir Hadzovic (155.5)
Jasmine Jasudavicius (125) vs. Mayra Bueno Silva (126)
Bogdan Grad (145.5) vs. Lucas Alexander (148.5)*
Hamdy Abdelwahab (260) vs. Jamal Pogues (264)

*Note: Lucas Alexander missed weight.

Ceremonial Weigh-ins will be live on UFC's YouTube page on Friday at 9am ET / 6am PT.

The fight card is locked in, with all fighters cleared to compete ahead of the UFC Saudi Arabia event live at 12 p.m. ET Saturday.

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