The weigh-ins for UFC Abu Dhabi are locked, and while the main event guys hit their marks, there are some absolutely wild results coming out of Etihad Arena! We’re just over 24 hours out from fight night on Paramount+, but four fighters somehow don’t even have a weight recorded in the results. What is even happening on Fight Island right now?
Main Card Madness on the Scale
So, let’s talk about the main event, because Magomed Ankalaev, the former champ, and Bogdan Guskov, the rising contender, both hit 205.5 pounds for their Light Heavyweight clash. That’s dead on the limit, which means we are officially getting a full-throttle headliner! Over in the Flyweight division, former title challenger Steve Erceg and Ramazan Temirov also made weight, both clocking in at 126 pounds. Clean. Islam Dulatov was 171 and Wellington Turman was 170 for their Welterweight bout, so no issues there either. Magomed Zaynukov and Damian Rzepecki both hit 155.5 pounds for their Lightweight scrap. All solid, everyone focused.
But then things get seriously murky in the Heavyweight division. Rizvan Kuniev came in at 265.5 pounds, but his opponent, Tyrell Fortune, has *no recorded weight* in the early results. Zero! What’s the deal there? Same situation for Saygid Izagakhmaev, whose weight is a complete blank slate against Abubakar Vagaev’s 171 pounds in their Welterweight fight. This is the kind of weigh-in drama that has you biting your nails right up to fight time!
Prelim Puzzlers Before the Bell
The preliminary card on Paramount+ has its own share of head-scratchers, too. Valter Walker hit 248 pounds and Thomas Petersen was 245 for their Heavyweight rumble, both looking ready to go. Santiago Ponzinibbio was 171 pounds and Sam Patterson 170.5 pounds, meaning their Welterweight fight is official. Ismael Bonfim (155.5) and Axel Sola (155.5) are good to go for Lightweight, and Brendson Ribeiro (206) and Magomed Tuchalov (205.5) are set for Light Heavyweight. Nurullo Aliev and Mike Davis both made weight at 156 pounds for their Lightweight contest, no problem.
Yet, we’ve got more missing results. Dustin Jacoby’s weight is a big question mark against Muhammad Said’s 206 pounds in their Light Heavyweight bout. And Cody Gibson? He’s got no weight listed either against Abdul Hussein, who came in at 135.5 pounds for their Bantamweight fight. Four missing results across the whole card? That’s not ideal for a weigh-in!
With fight night kicking off this Saturday, July 25, 2026, on Paramount+ from Abu Dhabi, you gotta wonder what these missing weights mean for the fights. Are these guys still cutting? Is there a penalty looming? The drama is real, and it makes you want to tune in even more to see how it all shakes out!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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