Every fighter on Saturday’s UFC 196 card made weight Friday, including featherweight champion Conor McGregor and his lightweight opponent, Nate Diaz.
McGregor is moving up two weight divisions to fight Diaz, the first time he’s fought above 145 pounds in his UFC career. He was previously scheduled to move up one weight class to challenge lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos in a title bout, but the latter pulled out of the fight with a broken foot two weeks ago.
Instead, McGregor faces Diaz, typically a lightweight fighter, in a non-title fight in the 170-pound welterweight division. The two agreed upon the heavier weight due to the short notice.
McGregor rang in two pounds under at 168 when he hit the scale Friday night, while Diaz was slightly heavier at 169.
Co-main event fighters Miesha Tate and Holly Holm also made weight for their bantamweight title fight. Tate weighed in at exactly 135 pounds, while Holm was a half pound under at 134.5 for her first title defense since knocking out Ronda Rousey in November.
Here are the full card results, via UFC.com:
Main Event — UFC welterweight five-round fight
Conor McGregor (168) vs. Nate Diaz (169)
Co-Main Event — UFC women’s bantamweight five-round title fight
Holly Holm (134.5) vs. Miesha Tate (135)
PPV Main card
Gian Villante (205) vs. Ilir Latifi (205)
Corey Anderson (204) vs. Tom Lawlor (204.5)
Amanda Nunes (136) vs. Valentina Shevchenko (134)
FS1 Prelims
Brandon Thatch (170) vs. Siyar Bahadurzada (170)
Erick Silva (170) vs. Nordine Taleb (170)
Vitor Miranda (185.5) vs. Marcelo Guimaraes (185.5)
Darren Elkins (145.5) vs. Chas Skelly (145.5)
UFC FIGHT PASS Early Prelims
Diego Sanchez (156) vs. Jim Miller (155.5)
Jason Saggo (155.5) vs. Justin Salas (156)
Julian Erosa (144.5) vs. Teruto Ishihara (146)
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