The offical weigh-in ceremony ahead of UFC Fight Night 258 takes place Friday morning at the UFC host hotel in Paris France. Among those weighing in are middleweight contenders Nassourdine Imavov (16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) and Caio Borralho (17-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) who go head-to-head in Saturday's main event with a shot at newly-crowned UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev likely on the line.
In the co-main event, French fan favorite Benoit Saint-Denis (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) returns to take on Borralho's team-mate Mauricio Ruffy (12-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) who pulled off one of the most memorable knockouts in recent UFC history when he stopped King Green with a spectacualr wheel kick at UFC 313 in March.
The main card also sees the promotional debuts of former OKTAGON two-weight champion Losene Keita (16-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and former Ares FC champion Axel Sola (10-0-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC). Keita faces a baptism of fire as he takes on Bellator legend Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (37-8 MMA, 1-1 UFC) while Sola moves up a weight class to face Irish welterweight standout Rhys McKee (14-6-1 MMA, 1-4 UFC).
Featherweight Bout Canceled
UFC debutant Losene Keita missed weight at his first and only attempt, coming in at 149 pounds. His fight against Patricio Freire has subsequently been canceled.
Weigh-In Results Ahead of UFC Fight Night 258:
MAIN CARD
- Nassourdine Imavov (185) vs. Caio Borralho (185)
- Benoit Saint Denis (155) vs. Mauricio Ruffy (156)
- Mason Jones (156) vs. Bolaji Oki (156)
- Modestas Bukauskas (205) vs. Paul Craig (205)
- Rhys McKee (170) vs. Axel Sola (170)
- Patricio Freire (145) vs. Losene Keita (149)*
PRELIMINARY CARD
- William Gomis (145) vs. Robert Ruchala (156)
- Brendson Ribeiro (206) vs. Oumar Sy (206)
- Ante Delija (239) vs. Marcin Tybura (256)
- Kaue Fernandes (155) vs. Harry Hardwick (156)
- Sam Patterson (170) vs. Trey Waters (171)
- Robert Bryczek (186) vs. Brad Tavares (186)
- Rinat Fakhretdinov (170) vs. Andreas Gustafsson (171)
- Shauna Bannon (116) vs. Sam Hughes (116)
*Losene Keita missed the featherweight limit by 3 pounds
