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.

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Former UFC Welterweight Champion Belal Muhammad has extra motivation following back-to-back losses to Jack Della Maddalena and Ian Machado Garry.

UFC on ESPN 73 takes place Dec. 13 at the UFC Apex, featuring a flyweight matchup between top contenders Brandon Royval and Manel Kape.

Sean O'Malley recently revealed plans to defeat Petr Yan in a social media post. However, fans instantly started taking jabs at him.

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LAS VEGAS – Manel Kape doesn't view new UFC flyweight champion Joshua Van as a difficult opponent. Even though the UFC 323 co-main event ended promptly due to an injury to Alexandre Pantoja just 26 seconds into the fight, Kape (21-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) views Van (16-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) as the rightful champion – even if the fight didn't play out normally.