The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 56 fight card officially weighed in on Friday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Alexander Volkov vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik is official for the UFC Vegas 56 main event.
The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 56 fight card officially weighed in on Friday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Heavyweight contenders Volkov (34-10 MMA, 8-4 UFC) and Rozenstruik (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) are scheduled for five rounds in Saturday’s headliner, which takes place at the UFC Apex and streams on ESPN+. Now the fight can proceed as planned.
The main event fighters were the last to step on the scales during the official weigh-in. Volkov weighed in at 256.5 pounds for the contest, while Rozenstruik registered slightly heavier at 259 pounds when he stepped on the scale.
Alexander Volkov and Jairzinho Rozenstruik came face-to-face for the first time ahead of their UFC Fight Night 207 headliner.
After making weight on Friday morning, Volkov (34-10 MMA, 8-4 UFC) and Rozenstruik (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) engaged in a traditional pre-fight staredown, getting a chance to size each other up prior to getting in the octagon.
UFC Vegas 56 Official Weigh-in Results:
Main Card
- Alexander Volkov (256.5) vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (259)
- Dan Ige (145.5) vs. Movsar Evloev (146)
- Michael Trizano (145.5) vs. Lucas Almeida (145.5)
- Karine Silva (125) vs. Poliana Botelho (125.5)
- Ode Osbourne (126) vs. Zarrukh Adashev (125.5)
- Alonzo Menifield (205) vs. Askar Mozharov (204.5)
Preliminary Card
- Felice Herrig (115) vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz (115.5)
- Joe Solecki (155.5) vs. Alex da Silva Coelho (155.5)
- Damon Jackson (145.5) vs. Daniel Argueta (145.5)
- Niklas Stolze (156) vs. Benoit Saint-Denis (155.5)
- Johnny Munoz (135) vs. Tony Gravely (135.5)
- Jeff Molina (125.5) vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov (126)
- Rinat Fakhretdinov (170.5) vs. Andreas Michailidis (170.5)
- Erin Blanchfield (124.5) vs. JJ Aldrich (125)
UFC Vegas 56: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik official weigh-in live stream
