The weigh-in ceremony for UFC on ESPN 69 took place today at the UFC host hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, ahead of an exciting fight card filled with hot prospects and a multitude of former UFC champions.
The main event will go ahead as scheduled as both Kamaru Usman (20-4 MMA, 15-3 UFC) and Joaquin Buckley (21-6 MMA, 11-4 UFC) weighed in at the non-title fight limit of 171 pounds. "The Nigerian Nightmare" is chasing his first win inside the Octagon since 2021, while Buckley has won all six of his fights since moving down from 185 pounds two years ago.
In the co-headliner, former two-time women's strawweight champion Rose Namajunas (13-7 MMA, 11-6 UFC) is set to take on Miranda Maverick (15-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) in a flyweight contest. "Thug Rose" has gone 2-2 since moving up to 125 pounds while Maverick comes into this weekend's event riding a 4-fight winning streak. Both fighters weighed in without any issues.
Also on the main card, former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt (14-6 MMA, 9-6) succesfully made weight for his fight with Brazilian veteran Raoni Barcelos (19-5 MMA, 8-4 UFC).
All other fighters on the card made weight.
Check Out All of the Weigh-In Results for UFC on ESPN 69 Below
MAIN CARD
- Kamaru Usman (171) vs. Joaquin Buckley (171)
- Miranda Maverick (126) vs. Rose Namajunas (126)
- Andre Petroski (186) vs. Edmen Shahbazyan (185)
- Raoni Barcelos (136) vs. Cody Garbrandt (136)
- Mansur Abdul-Malik (186) vs. Cody Brundage (185)
- Alonzo Menifield (206) vs. Oumar Sy (206)
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Rodolfo Bellato (205.5) vs. Paul Craig (206)
- Michael Chiesa (171) vs. Court McGee (170)
- Kris Moutinho (136) vs. Malcolm Wellmaker (136)
- Cody Durden (126) vs. Jose Ochoa (125)
- Ricky Simon (136) vs. Cameron Smotherman (136)
- Ange Loosa (171) vs. Phil Rowe (171)
- Vanessa Demopoulos (126) vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth (126)
