UFC FIGHT NIGHT 253 WEIGH-IN VIDEO & BETTING ODDS

7 p.m. ET: Main Card | 4 p.m. ET: Prelims

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UFC returns to Las Vegas this weekend with UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev, live from UFC APEX, March 1, on ESPN+ (English and Spanish) and SiriusXM Fight Nation, with the main card at 7 p.m. ET and Prelims beginning at 4 p.m.

Main Event

  • Top 10 flyweights Manel Kape (20-7) and Asu Almabayev (21-2) meet in a high-stakes main event with title implications on the line. No. 6 Kape returns after an electrifying third-round stoppage of Bruno Silva, looking to build on that momentum and further cement his status as a legitimate title contender. No. 8 Almabayev enters on a remarkable 17-fight winning streak, including four straight UFC victories, most recently defeating Matheus Nicolau.

Co-Main Event

  • Middleweights Cody Brundage (10-6) and Julian Marquez (9-5) square off in the co-main event. Brundage, known for his aggressive, all-or-nothing style, looks to snap a winless streak after a tough 2024 campaign. Marquez, a member of the inaugural graduating class of Dana White’s Contender Series, steps in on short notice, aiming to halt a three-fight skid and recapture the form that made him a dangerous contender early in his UFC tenure.

The full UFC Fight Night 253 weigh-in results include:

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

Manel Kape (126) vs. Asu Almabayev (126)
Cody Brundage (186) vs. Julian Marquez (186)
Nasrat Haqparast (156) vs. Esteban Ribovics (156)
Hyder Amil (146) vs. William Gomis (146)
Danny Barlow (170.5) vs. Sam Patterson (170.5)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)

Austen Lane (249.5) vs. Mario Pinto (246.5)
Chepe Mariscal (146) vs. Ricardo Ramos (146)
John Castaneda (140) vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade (140)* – fight canceled
Lucas Almeida (148)** vs. Danny Silva (145.5)
JJ Aldrich (126) vs. Andrea Lee (126)
Charles Johnson (125) vs. Ramazan Temirov (125.5)
Luana Carolina ()*** vs. Montana De La Rosa () – fight canceled

* De Andrade was not medically cleared and his 140-pound catchweight vs. Castaneda was canceled

** Almeida missed featherweight limit on first attempt; fined 20 percent of purse
*** Carolina did not weigh in and her bout with De La Rosa was scratched.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 253 AVERAGE BETTING ODDS:



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