Both championship matchups for UFC 320 were made official Friday, with all four title competitors hitting their marks at the weigh-ins.
Headliners Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira both stepped on the scale at 204.5 pounds with a half-pound to spare. Pereira has hinted that he could eventually move up to heavyweight in the future since the weight cut down to 205 is difficult for him, but he had little difficulty ahead of his rematch with Ankalaev.
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Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira meet in a championship rematch and Merab Dvalishvili looks to defend his title vs. Cory Sandhagen. Watch UFC 320 on Saturday, Oct. 4 with prelim coverage beginning 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, and pay-per-view main card starting at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.
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The pair went five rounds with each other at UFC 313 earlier this year, with Ankalaev getting the nod via unanimous decision and taking the title from “Poatan.”
The men’s bantamweight title is on the line in the co-main event, with Merab Dvalishvili weighing 135 pounds and Cory Sandhagen 134.5.
Sandhagen told Aaron Bronsteter and former UFC fighter Diana Belbita during Sportsnet's official weigh-in show that he expects to weigh around 152 or 153 pounds on fight night.
“I’m looking forward to winning and accomplishing a dream,” the challenger said. “I couldn’t be more prepared and I feel I’m going to shock the world. … I’m going to beat him up bell to bell.”
Dvalishvili also joined the show and said his walkaround weight is approximately 156 to 157 pounds, and although he doesn’t enjoy cutting weight, he always gets under the limit.
Former light-heavyweight challengers Jiri Prochazka and Khalil Rountree Jr., are also set for a featured main card matchup. While Ankalaev and Pereira couldn’t weigh more than 205, non-title competitors are granted a one-pound allowance which Prochazka took advantage of.
Not every fighter was in the clear at Friday’s weigh-in. Macy Chiasson missed the non-title bantamweight limit by a pound and a half and will be fined a percentage of her purse ahead of her matchup with Yana Santos.
Also, a scheduled featherweight bout between Brazil’s Daniel Santos and South Korea’s Joosang Yoo was changed to a 153-pound catchweight contest.
Below are the official weigh-in results for UFC 320:
MAIN CARD
-- Magomed Ankalaev (204.5) vs. Alex Pereira (204.5)
-- Merab Dvalishvili (135) vs. Cory Sandhagen (134.5)
-- Jiri Prochazka (206) vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. (205)
-- Josh Emmett (146) vs. Youssef Zalal (146)
-- Abusupiyan Magomedov (185.5) vs. Joe Pyfer (186)
PRELIMINARY CARD
-- Ateba Gautier (186) vs. Treston Vines (185)
-- Edmen Shahbazyan (185.5) vs. Andre Muniz (185.5)
-- Chris Gutierrez (136) vs. Farid Basharat (136)
-- Daniel Santos (151) vs. Joosang Yoo (152.5)
-- Macy Chiasson (137.5)* vs. Yana Santos (135)
-- Patchy Mix (136) vs. Jakub Wiklacz (136)
-- Punahele Soriano (170.5) vs. Nikolay Veretennikov (170.5)
-- Ramiz Brahimaj (170.5) vs. Austin Vanderford (170.5)
-- Veronica Hardy (125.5) vs. Brogan Walker (124.5)
*fighter missed weight
