UFC on ESPN 69 weigh-in results, live video stream
UFC on ESPN 69 weigh-in results, live video stream
ATLANTA – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday's UFC on ESPN 69 (ESPN, ESPN+) fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at 9 a.m. PT (6 a.m. PT).
Among those weighing in are former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman (20-4 MMA, 15-3 UFC) and Joaquin Buckley (21-6 MMA, 11-4 UFC), who meet in the main event, and former women's strawweight champ Rose Namajunas (13-7 MMA, 11-6 UFC) and Miranda Maverick (15-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC), who fight in the women's flyweight co-feature.
The full UFC on ESPN 69 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (ESPN, 10 p.m. ET)
Kamaru Usman () vs. Joaquin Buckley ()
Miranda Maverick () vs. Rose Namajunas ()
Andre Petroski () vs. Edmen Shahbazyan ()
Raoni Barcelos () vs. Cody Garbrandt ()
Mansur Abdul-Malik () vs. Cody Brundage ()
Alonzo Menifield () vs. Oumar Sy ()
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