In the main event, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) takes on challenger and former kickboxing rival Alex Pereira (6-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC). Adesanya was among the initial fighters to weigh in, but Pereira took until the final minutes of the two-hour window. With five minutes remaining, Pereira put weight inside the weigh box that UFC fighters use to strip for extra help on the scale. Women’s chcamp Carla Esparza (19-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) and former titleholder Zhang Weili (22-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC), meeting in the co-feature made weight no problem. In addition, Michael Chandler (23-7 MMA, 2-2 UFC) and Dustin Poirier (28-7 MMA, 20-6 UFC) successfully made their marks ahead of a key lightweight bout. However, preliminary card fighters Mike Trizano (9-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) and Ryan Spann (20-7 MMA, 6-2 UFC) missed weight. Their bouts with Seung Woo Choi (10-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) and Dominick Reyes (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC), respectively, will continue. Trizano and Spann will lose 20% of their purses to their opponents. Former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar (24-10-1 MMA, 18-10-1 UFC), who is fighting in his potential bantamweight retirement fight against Chris Gutierrez (18-3-2 MMA, 6-1- 1 UFC ), made weight again, making him 30-for-30 in his UFC tenure. The early weigh-ins took place at the UFC’s New York host hotel and precede the ceremonial fan weigh-ins, which take place at 4 p.m. ET at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Nearby Madison Square Garden hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and early prelims on ESPN+. Full UFC 281 weigh-in results included: MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

Champion Israel Adesanya (185) vs. Alex Pereira (184.6) – for the middleweight title Champion Carla Esparza (114.8) vs. Zhang Weili (114.8) – for the women’s strawweight title Michael Chandler (155.8) vs. Dustin Poirier (156) Frankie Edgar (135.6) vs. Chris Gutierrez (136) Dan Hooker (155.8) vs. Claudio Puelles (155.2)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)

Renato Moicano (155.8) vs. Brad Riddell (155.6) Dominic Reis (205.4) vs. Ryan Spann (206.6)* Erin Blanchfield (125) vs. Molly McCann (125.4) Andre Petroski (185.8) vs. Wellington Thurman (185.2)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews/ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

Otman Azaitar (155.6) vs. Matt Frevola (154.8) Silvana Gomez Juarez (115.6) vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz (115.6) Seungwoo Choi (145.6) vs. Michael Trizano (147.6)** Julio Arce (135.8) vs. Model Jackson (135.8) Nicolae Negumereanu (206) vs. Carlos Uhlberg (205.2)

*Span missed weight by 0.6 pounds and will be fined 20% of his match purse.**Trizano missed weight by 1.6kg and will be fined 20 percent of his fight purse.

Photos: UFC 281 Official Weigh-Ins

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