Rivera, Moraes make weight for grudge match at UFC Utica

Jimmie Rivera and Marlon Moraes will finally get to settle it in the Octagon.

The bantamweights both came in on weight Thursday, making their main event tilt official for Friday's card at the Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, N.Y.

Rivera and Moraes, ranked No. 4 and No. 5 in their division, respectively, have traded barbs for months. Rivera will enter the bout on an incredible 20-fight win streak spanning multiple promotions, while Moraes has won his last two UFC fights since dropping a split decision to Raphael Assuncao last June.

The rest of the weigh-ins went as follows, courtesy MMA Junkie:

Main card

• Jimmie Rivera (134.6) vs. Marlon Moraes (135.4)
• Gregor Gillespie (155.6) vs. Vinc Pichel (155.8)
• Walt Harris (253) vs. Daniel Spitz (243.8)
• Jake Ellenberger (170.4) vs. Ben Saunders (169.4)
• Julio Arce (145.4) vs. Daniel Teymur (145.8)
• Gian Villante (204.8) vs. Sam Alvey (205.2)

Preliminaries

• Sijara Eubanks (125.6) vs. Lauren Murphy (125.6)
• Nik Lentz (155.4) vs. David Teymur (155.8)
• Belal Muhammad (170.2) vs. Chance Rencountre (170.6)
• Desmond Green (155.4) vs. Gleison Tibau (155.2)
• Jessica Aguilar (115) vs. Jodie Esquibel (115.4)
• Johnny Eduardo (135.8) vs. Nathaniel Wood (135.4)
• Jarred Brooks (125.8) vs. Jose Torres (125.2)