UFC 333 Weigh-In Results: Title Fights Set, Caliari Misses Weight
All championship fighters made weight for UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi, while preliminary strawweight Nicolle Caliari missed weight by 4.5 pounds.
· VILLAND PICK editorial
All four title fight competitors successfully made weight on Friday morning for Saturday's UFC 333 card in Abu Dhabi. Reigning featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski weighed in at 144.5 pounds for his title defense against undefeated challenger Movsar Evloev, who hit the championship mark at 145 pounds. In the bantamweight title pairing, Merab Dvalishvili (135) and Petr Yan also successfully locked in their championship bout.
The official weigh-ins were marred by a significant miss on the preliminary card. Strawweight fighter Nicolle Caliari weighed in at 120.5 pounds, missing the 115-pound division limit by 4.5 pounds. Her scheduled opponent, Iasmin Lucindo, successfully hit the mark at 115 pounds. Their matchup will proceed at a catchweight, with Caliari forfeiting a percentage of her purse.
Aside from Caliari's miss, the scale proceedings ran smoothly. The remaining 27 fighters stepping onto the scale on Friday morning successfully hit their target weights to finalize the lineup for UFC 333.
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