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LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting from Friday's UFC on ESPN 73 (ESPN2, ESPN+) official weigh-ins, which was the last session of the 2025 event schedule. The weigh-ins took place at UFC Apex, the same venue that hosts the final UFC event of the year.
UFC 323 is set to go down tomorrow (December 6), and today 28 fighters will step on the scale in Las Vegas, NV to weigh-in for the event.
In the co-feature, flyweight king Alexandre Pantoja (30-5 MMA, 14-3 UFC) tests 24-year-old Joshua Van (15-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC), who attempts to become the second-youngest champion in company history behind Jon Jones. Pantoja was 125 and was the second fighter to weigh in. Van was a half-pound under the title limit at 124.5.
Saturday's UFC on ESPN 73 lineup, headlined by Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape, is official after all 26 fighters from the card made weight
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Beneil Dariush (23-6-1 MMA, 17-6-1 UFC) missed the mark for his lightweight fight against Benoit Saint Denis (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) when he came in at 157.2 pounds. Dariush will be fined a percentage of his purse for the weight infraction, which was the second of his UFC tenure, but first in more than five years. Saint Denis was 155.6 pounds.
The UFC 323 weigh-ins have wrapped up and the likes of Merab Dvalishvili and Alexandre Pantoja have made their title fights official.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship's final pay-per-view of 2025 is now official following the UFC 323 weigh-ins.