The official UFC weigh-ins on ABC 6 are in the books and the card is official.
Among the heavyweights were former champion Robert Whittaker (25-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC) and rising contender Ikram Aliskerov (15-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), who face off in the middleweight main event. Whittaker came in at 186 pounds, while Aliskerov was one pound under the limit at 184.
In the co-main event, heavyweights Sergei Pavlovich (18-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) and Alexander Volkov (37-10 MMA, 11-4 UFC) will take down. Pavlovich weighed in at 260 pounds, while Volkov tipped the scales at 258.
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez was changed from a welterweight fight to middleweight after Gastelum fought his way down to 170 pounds. Gastelum successfully made the weight of 184.5 pounds and Rodriguez weighed 184.
The weigh-in took place at the UFC headquarters hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The nearby Kingdom Arena hosts Saturday’s event (ABC/ESPN/ESPN+).
Complete UFC on ABC 6 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (ABC/ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)
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Robert Whittaker (186) vs Ikram Aliskerov (184)
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Sergei Pavlovich (260) x Alexander Volkov (258)
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Kelvin Gastelum (184.5) x Daniel Rodriguez (184)
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Shara Magomedov (185.5) x Antonio Trocoli (185.5)
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Volkan Oezdemir (206) x Johnny Walker (206)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, noon ET)
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Jared Gordon (156) vs Nasrat Haqparast (156)
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Felipe Lima (145.5) x Muhammad Naimov (145.5)
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Nicolas Dalby (171) x Rinat Fakhretdinov (170.5)
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Muin Gafurov (136) vs.
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Magomed Gadzhiyasulov (205) x Brendson Ribeiro (205)
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ChangHo Lee (136) vs.
For more information on the card, visit the MMA Junkie events hub to UFC on ABC 6.
