UFC London weigh-ins LIVE: Latest updates as Paddy Pimblett, Tom Aspinall and other fighters hit scales
Re-live our coverage as fighters weighed in before Saturday’s event at the O2 Arena
Every fighter successfully weighed in this morning ahead of Saturday’s UFC London card, which takes place just four months after the MMA promotion’s last visit to the English capital.
Paddy Pimblett, the Liverpudlian fan favourite who is known to balloon in weight between fights, was among the names tipping the scales, as was headliner Tom Aspinall, who is preparing for a heavyweight clash with Curtis Blaydes. While “Paddy The Baddy” and lightweight opponent Jordan Leavitt traded barbs at Wednesday’s media day, Wigan fighter Aspinall and American Blaydes have been cordial to one another thus far. Elsewhere, Pimblett’s fellow Scouser Molly McCann will be in action on Saturday, while former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Alexander Gustafsson adds some extra prestige to the card at the O2 Arena.
Meanwhile, the co-main event sees Jack Hermansson go head to head with American Chris Curtis, who steps in for injured Liverpudlian Darren Till to take on the Swedish-born Norwegian. With fighters having partaken in the official weigh-ins in Canary Wharf this morning, they then took part in the ceremonial weigh-ins later in the day, when fans gathered to cheer them on at the O2. Re-live updates from the official and ceremonial UFC London weigh-ins, below.
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UFC London weigh-ins LIVE
Nikita Krylov and Alexander Gustafsson are out next. A lot of cheers for Gustafsson, a few boos for Krylov.
UFC London weigh-ins LIVE
Hannah Goldy gets an indifferent reaction, before Molly McCann emerges to a great reception!
The Liverpudlian plays up to the crowd before hitting the scales. Goldy looks relaxed.
UFC London weigh-ins LIVE
Volkan Oezdemir is out next. He welcomes the boos.
Out comes opponent Paul Craig, who gets the biggest reation of the day so far!
He’s got his native Scotland’s flag painted on his face, tears off his T-shirt and flings it into the crowd!
He then gets right in Oezdemir’s face.
UFC London weigh-ins LIVE
L’udovit Klein gets a few boos, before Wales’ Mason Jones skips out to a lot of cheers!
Jones is fired up, although he nearly trips over while taking off his trousers!
He’s so eager that he actually faces off with Klein before standing on the scales! I think he forgot to...
UFC London weigh-ins LIVE
It’s a long face-off, and Diakiese has to be pulled away.
UFC London weigh-ins LIVE
Next up are Damir Hadzovic and Britain’s Marc Diakiese.
A decent recpetion for Diakiese.
UFC London weigh-ins LIVE
Now the only London fighter on the card, Nathaniel Wood, emerges to a great reaction!
Charles Rosa, his featherweight opponent, gets an apathetic one...
UFC London weigh-ins LIVE
Jonathan Pearce and Makwan Amirkhani are next out!
Amirkhani gets a nice reaction. He and Pearce shake hands.
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