UFC 331 weigh-ins complete as all 24 fighters make weight
All 24 athletes scheduled for UFC 331 successfully weighed in on Friday, with flyweight champion Joshua Van and challenger Alexandre Pantoja both hitting the 125-pound limit for the title bout.
Los Angeles – The official weigh-ins for UFC 331 were held on Friday at a hotel in Southern California, ahead of the event scheduled for Saturday at Crypto.com Arena. All 24 fighters on the card stepped on the scale and met their contracted limits.
Flyweight champion Joshua Van (16-2 MMA, 10-1 UFC) weighed in at 125 pounds to defend his title against former champion Alexandre Pantoja, who also recorded 125 pounds. Van captured the belt from Pantoja in December with a 26-second injury TKO.
In the lightweight co-main event, Arman Tsarukyan (23-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) weighed 156 pounds while his opponent Mauricio Ruffy (14-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) came in at 155 pounds. The winner could earn a future title opportunity.
Other main-card matchups included Patricio Freire at 145.5 pounds versus Dooho Choi at 146 pounds, Alonzo Menifield at 205.5 pounds versus Iwo Baraniewski at 206 pounds, and Gable Steveson at 240 pounds versus Sean Sharaf at 241 pounds.
Preliminary bouts featured Marlon Vera (136 pounds) versus Charles Jourdain (135 pounds), Tai Tuivasa (264.5 pounds) versus Robelis Despaigne (263 pounds), Michael Aswell Jr. (146 pounds) versus JooSang Yoo (145.5 pounds), and Ryan Gandra (186 pounds) versus Ozzy Diaz (186 pounds).