UFC 249 weigh-in results: Ferguson, Gaethje cleared for interim title fight
Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje made weight Friday morning ahead of their interim lightweight title fight in the UFC 249 main event Saturday in Jacksonville.
Ferguson and Gaethje both tipped the scale at 155 pounds.
Bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo and challenger Dominick Cruz, who will meet in the co-headliner, were also on the mark. They both came in at 135 pounds.
The only fighter to miss weight was Jeremy Stephens, who will meet Calvin Kattar on the main card. Stephens came in at 150.5 pounds, missing the featherweight limit by 4.5 pounds.
Here are the UFC 249 weigh-in results:
Main card (ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET)
Tony Ferguson (155) vs. Justin Gaethje (155)
Henry Cejudo (135) vs. Dominick Cruz (135)
Francis Ngannou (261.5) vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (260)
Jeremy Stephens (150.5)* vs. Calvin Kattar (146)
Greg Hardy (265.5) vs. Yorgan De Castro (262)
Preliminary card (ESPN at 8 p.m. ET)
Donald Cerrone (171) vs. Anthony Pettis (170.5)
Aleksei Oleinik (227.5) vs. Fabricio Werdum (243)
Carla Esparza (115.5) vs. Michelle Waterson (115)
Ronaldo Souza (186) vs. Uriah Hall (186)
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. ET)
Vicente Luque (170) vs. Niko Price (170.5)
Bryce Mitchell (145.5) vs. Charles Rosa (146)
Ryan Spann (206) vs. Sam Alvey (205)
*Stephens missed weight by 4.5 pounds
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