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UFC 254 weigh-in results: Khabib, Gaethje cleared for title fight

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Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje made weight Friday morning ahead of their lightweight title fight in the UFC 254 main event Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The champion and interim champ both came in at 155 pounds. Former Bellator champion Michael Chandler, the backup fighter for the main event, also made weight at 155 pounds.

Middleweight co-headliners Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier were on the mark. Whittaker, a former champion, weighed in at 186 pounds, while Cannonier tipped the scale at 185.

Here are the UFC 254 weigh-in results:

Main card (ESPN+ PPV at 2 p.m. ET)

Khabib Nurmagomedov (155) vs. Justin Gaethje (155)
Robert Whittaker (186) vs. Jared Cannonier (185)
Alexander Volkov (265) vs. Walt Harris (254)
Jacob Malkoun (186) vs. Phil Hawes (186)
Lauren Murphy (126) vs. Liliya Shakirova (126)
Magomed Ankalaev (205) vs. Ion Cutelaba (205.5)

Preliminary card (ESPN at 12 p.m. ET)

Stefan Struve (265) vs. Tai Tuivasa (265)
Nathaniel Wood (140) vs. Casey Kenney (140)
Alex Oliveira (173) * vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov (171)
Da-un Jung (206) vs. Sam Alvey (206)

Early preliminary card (ESPN+ at 11 a.m. ET)

Liana Jojua (126) vs. Miranda Maverick (126)
Joel Alvarez (159.5) ** vs. Alexander Yakovlev (155.5)

* missed welterweight limit and will forfeit 20 percent of fight purse
** missed lightweight limit and will forfeit 30 percent of fight purse

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