UFC 249 weigh-in results – Ferguson vs. Gaethje, Cejudo vs. Cruz
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is back with UFC 249 on Saturday, May 9. The event will take place at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida but in the absence of fans as the coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold.
The early weigh-ins take place at the UFC host hotel in Jacksonville beginning at 9 a.m. ET today. Saturday night’s main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
Two title fights headline the card. In the main event, Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje will meet at 155-pounds to see who walks away with the UFC interim lightweight championship. The winner is expected to face champion Khabib Nurmagomedov later down the road.
In the night’s co-main event, bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo defends against former champion Dominick Cruz.
UFC 249 weigh-in results below:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Tony Ferguson (155) vs. Justin Gaethje (155) – for interim lightweight title
Champ Henry Cejudo (135) vs. Dominick Cruz (135) – for bantamweight title
Francis Ngannou (261.5) vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (260)
Calvin Kattar (146) vs. Jeremy Stephens (150.5)
Yorgan De Castro (262) vs. Greg Hardy (265.5)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 6:30 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)
Uriah Hall (186) vs. Ronaldo Souza (186)
Vicente Luque (170) vs. Niko Price (170.5)
Bryce Mitchell (145.5) vs. Charles Rosa (146)
Sam Alvey (205) vs. Ryan Spann (206)
