UFC on ESPN 58 weigh-in results: Ranked flyweight misses mark by 3.5 pounds, fight scrapped

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LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official <UFC on ESPN 58 (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPN+) fighter weigh-ins at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Among those weighing in were former title challenger Alex Perez (25-8 MMA, 7-4 UFC) and unbeaten Tatsuro Taira (15-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC), who meet in the flyweight main event, and Miles Johns (14-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) and Douglas Silva de Andrade (29-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC), who fight in the bantamweight co-feature.

All four of the main and co-main event fighters were on point, but it was ranked flyweight Tagir Ulanbekov who was the lone blemish of the session. Ulanbekov was 3.5 pounds over the non-title divisional limit for his featured prelim matchup with Joshua Van. Subsequently, the fight was scrapped from the lineup.

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The full UFC on ESPN 58 weigh-in results include:

MAIN CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Alex Perez (126) vs. Tatsuro Taira (126)
  • Miles Johns (135) vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade (136)
  • Lucas Almeida (146) vs. Timmy Cuamba (145)
  • Garrett Armfield (135.5) vs. Brady Hiestand (135)
  • Asu Almabayev (125.5) vs. Jose Johnson (126)
  • Adam Fugitt (170) vs. Josh Quinlan (169.5)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

    • Tagir Ulanbekov (129.5)* vs. Joshua Van (125.5)
    • Jimmy Flick (126) vs. Nate Maness (125.5)
    • Gabriella Fernandes (126) vs. Carli Judice (125.5)
    • Jeka Saragih (145) vs. Westin Wilson (146)
    • Melquizael Costa (145) vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (145.5)
    • Josefine Knutsson (114.5) vs. Julia Polastri (116)

    *Ulanbekov missed the flyweight limit by 3.5 pounds. The fight was canceled by the commission.

    For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 58.

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