Amanda Lemos and Virna Jandiroba made weight and are on observe to battle for his or her spot within the strawweight contender line.
At Friday morning’s official weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 94, Lemos and Jandiroba each efficiently beat the size with out subject, with Lemos coming in at 116 kilos and Jandiroba at 115.5 kilos. Their bout serves as Saturday’s predominant occasion, which takes place at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
Lemos is focusing on one other shot at UFC gold as she is presently the No. 5 strawweight within the MMA Preventing World Rankings and No. 16 on the Pound-for-Pound checklist. She challenged Zhang Weili for her title at UFC 288 in Could 2023, however misplaced by unanimous resolution.
Jandiroba enters Saturday as one of many hottest contenders at 115 kilos, having gained three straight fights. The previous Invicta FC champion is in her finest run of kind since becoming a member of the UFC in 2019, with consecutive wins over Crazy Godinez, Marina Rodriguez, and Angela Hill.
All 24 fighters competing Saturday efficiently made weight.
See UFC Vegas 94 official weigh-in outcomes under.
Primary Card (ESPN2/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET)
Amanda Lemos (116) vs. Virna Jandiroba (115.5)
Brad Tavares (185.5) vs. Jun Yong Park (186)
Steve Garcia (144.5) vs. Seung Woo Choi (145)
Kurt Holobaugh (155) vs. Kaynan Kruschewsky (154)
Cody Durden (125.5) vs. Bruno Silva (126)
Doo Ho Choi (146) vs. Invoice Algeo (146)
Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+ at 5 p.m. ET)
Jeong Yeong Lee (145.5) vs. Hyder Amil (145)
Brian Kelleher (136) vs. Cody Gibson (136)
Miranda Maverick (125.5) vs. Dione Barbosa (125.5)
Loik Radzhabov (155.5) vs. Trey Ogden (156)
Luana Carolina (125.5) vs. Lucie Pudilova (126)
Mohammed Usman (236.5) vs. Thomas Petersen (258.5)