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At the UFC Vegas 86 weigh-ins, all 28 fighters on Saturday’s card in Las Vegas will step on the scale Friday. MMA Fighting will have live video of the proceedings, courtesy of Ag. Fight.

In the main event, Jack Hermansson and Joe Pyfer can weigh no more than 186 pounds, the maximum allowed for their non-title middleweight fight.

The UFC Vegas 86 official weigh-ins are at 12 p.m. ET.

Main card (ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET)

Jack Hermansson (185) vs. Joe Pyfer (185.5)

Dan Ige (146) vs. Andre Fili (146)

Robert Bryczek (185.5) vs. Ihor Potieria (187.5)*

Brad Tavares (186) vs. Gregory Rodrigues (186)

Michael Johnson (156) vs. Darrius Flowers (156.25)**

Rodolfo Vieira (185.5) vs. Armen Petrosyan (186)

Preliminary Card (ESPN+ at 4 p.m. ET)

Trevin Giles (171) vs. Carlos Prates (171)

Bolaji Oki (156) vs. Timothy Cuamba (155)

Loma Lookboonmee (115.5) vs. Bruna Brasil (115.5)

Devin Clark (204.5) vs. Marcin Prachnio (204.5)

Max Griffin (170.5) vs. Jeremiah Wells (171)

Zac Pauga (206) vs. Bogdan Guskov (205.5)

Hyder Amil (145.5) vs. Fernie Garcia (146)

Daniel Marcos (136) vs. Aoriqileng (136)

*Potieria misses weight on his first attempt by 1.5 pounds

**Flowers misses weight on his first attempt by .25 pounds

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An undisputed WBC super lightweight title fight between division gold holder, Devin Haney, and former interim WBC lightweight gold holder, Ryan Garcia is slated for April 20. from Las Vegas, Nevada in a championship showdown.

Haney, who currently boasts an unbeaten 31-0 professional record, landed the WBC super lightweight championship back in December in San Francisco, landing a unanimous decision win over Regis Prograis.

Devin Haney set to fight Ryan Garcia on April 20.

As for Garcia, the 25-year-old Californian is currently boasting a 24-1 professional record, returning from his first-ever career loss in a knockout defeat to Gervonta Davis, with an eighth round knockout win over Oscar Duarte last December. News of Devin Haney’s super lightweight title defense against Ryan Garcia was first reported by ESPN.

“Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia have struck a deal to fight April 20 in Las Vegas for Haney’s junior welterweight championship, sources tell ESPN,” Mike Coppinger posted on X. “Haney lands another marquee fight – his biggest yet – as he continues his star climb while Garcia lands his first title shot.” 

Haney, 25, previously held WBA, WBC, WBO, and IBF gold at the lightweight limit, retaining said titles in a decision win over Ukrainian favorite, Vasily Lomachenko, which followed a pair of successful title fight defenses in consecutive victories over George Kambosos Jr. 

A heavy striker and revered knockout artist, from 24 professional victories, Garcia has turned in 20 professional knockout stoppages – including notable wins over the likes of Francisco Fonseca, Luke Campbell, and Javier Fortuna. Garcia’s 2021 knockout win over British striker, Campbell saw him minted as the interim WBC lightweight champion to boot. 

Taking on WBA lightweight champion, Davis back in a blockbuster April fight, Garcia suffered his first professional defeat in the form of a seventh round KO loss in ‘Sin City’. 

Who wins in a WBC super lightweight title fight: Devin Haney or Ryan Garcia?

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For the second week in a row, the UFC Apex in Las Vegas will host Saturday’s UFC Vegas 86 fight card. The event is headlined by a middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson and Joe Pyfer.

Hermansson (23-8) is coming off a loss to tenth-ranked Roman Dolidze and hasn’t fought since December 2022. He’s struggled to put together a win streak over the past five years stuck in a pattern of winning one and losing the next, but is ranked 11th in the division.

Pyfer (12-2) is riding a five-fight winning streak finishing each of the five opponents. His last loss came in 2020, and he’s only gone to a decision or the third round once in his career. The match is a classic up and coming making waves taking on an older more experienced veteran.

Hermansson was the first to weigh in, tipping the scales at 185 pounds. Pyfer weighed in second and came in at 185.5 pounds.

UFC Vegas 86 Main Event Weigh-in Video 

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There are fighters who came through on the ground floor to become big stars in the UFC and the sport of mixed martial arts, there’s others who just didn’t have it when the octagon door closed, but there are others who seemed to have it all and their stories were never fully told. Who is the biggest “what if” fighter in UFC history?

On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, it’s Free-For-All Friday where listener topics include some of those fighters who, for one reason or another, weren’t able to finish their career stories in the way fans may have expected them to. Additionally, questions include star building in the UFC, the UFC Vegas 86 main event between Jack Hermansson and Joe Pyfer, the WWE’s WrestleMania kickoff press conference on Thursday in Las Vegas, and much more.

You can listen live to Heck of a Morning Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 10 a.m. ET on the MMA Fighting Twitter Spaces.

If you miss it live, audio-only versions of the podcast can be found below, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and wherever you find your favorite podcasts.

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If there’s a narrative being spread about you, rather than get mad, leaning into it is a spectacular defense — which is exactly what Alexander Volkanovski is doing ahead of his intriguing title defense next weekend.

Volkanovski will defend his featherweight title against surging contender Ilia Topuria in the main event of UFC 298, which takes place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Volkanovski, 35, has been hearing from fans since the fight was announced that, perhaps, his best days are behind him, and that his age could play a factor, so “The Great” partnered up with Sportsbet for a video where he essentially acts the part in leaning into the “over 35 curse” in championship bouts in the welterweight and below weight classes.

Check out the hilarious skit in the video below.

Volkanovski ties in all of the clichés attached to older individuals — from passing out black licorice, to needing things repeated to him, to even responding to an opponent on social media using a typewriter.

The long reigning 145-pound champ enters his first fight of 2024 in unfamiliar territory coming off of his first losing year in the UFC. While he delivered an incredible performance in his lone title defense against Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290, that was sandwiched in between two losses to lightweight champ Islam Makhachev — including a close decision in MMA Fighting’s 2023 Fight of the Year at UFC 284, and a first-round knockout loss in the short notice rematch at UFC 294 in October.

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