UFC Edmonton Weigh-In: Buckley, Malott, Blanchfield Set to Hit the Scale
All 26 fighters scheduled for UFC Edmonton step on the scale Friday morning ahead of Saturday's event in Alberta, Canada. The card is headlined by a welterweight clash between Joaquin Buckley and Mike Malott.
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UFC Edmonton is officially underway with the weigh-ins taking place Friday morning in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A total of 26 fighters scheduled to compete on Saturday's fight card are set to step on the scale. The official morning weigh-ins begin at 11 a.m.
ET, which will be followed by the ceremonial weigh-ins later in the evening at 7 p.m. ET.
Headlining the event is a non-title welterweight bout between Joaquin Buckley and Canadian contender Mike Malott, with both athletes permitted to weigh no more than the 171-pound limit. Buckley enters the matchup looking to bounce back after suffering back-to-back losses to Sean Brady and Kamaru Usman, holding on to the No. 14 spot in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings against Malott.
In the co-main event, a women's flyweight battle features Erin Blanchfield taking on Canada's Jasmine Jasudavicius, with both competitors required to hit the 126-pound non-title limit. The contest pits two ranked contenders against each other, as Blanchfield is currently ranked No. 9 in the MMA Fighting Pound-for-Pound Rankings, while Jasudavicius holds the No. 19 spot.
The preliminary card, featuring featherweight Nate Landwehr, is scheduled to stream on Paramount+ starting at 5 p.m. ET.
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