UFC 303 ceremonial weigh-ins: What time are the final faceoffs?
UFC 303 is fast approaching and eager fans want info on one of the last international fight week events before the combatants get locked inside the cage.
UFC 303 ceremonial weigh-ins will go down at 8 PM Eastern time today with the pugilistic proceedings taking place tomorrow night. The promotion's ceremonial showcase will take place at the same venue as the fight card with Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena playing host to it.
Tonight's event is free and open to the public with doors opening for the ceremonial weigh-ins an hour before it kicks off. These ceremonial weigh-ins can also be viewed online by fans not in the immediate Nevada area via UFC.com, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
Regarded as the biggest fight week of the calendar year for the organization, the MMA community is on the heels of yesterday's press conference and Hall of Fame proceedings. These ceremonial weigh-ins are one of the final points of intrigue for the combat sports world before the massive pay-per-view offering takes place.
Check out the official UFC morning weigh-ins before the June 29 card below:
UFC 303 and the main card bouts
UFC 303 will feature a high stakes championship rematch in the main event slot after the Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler fight fell out with the former sustaining an injury. This short notice clash for the light heavyweight championship will see 205-pound kingpin Alex Pereira looking to go 2-0 over former divisional titleholder Jiri Prochazka.
In the co-main event, Brian Ortega and Diego Lopes will clash with the former being a multi-time featherweight title contender looking to carve out a new path as a lightweight. This Ortega vs Lopes clash was shifted to a 155 pound affair last minute and the two ranked featherweights will get to compete one pound above their usual weight category.
The feature fight of the night is another intriguing clash in the light heavyweight ranks. Former 205 pound UFC title challenger Anthony Smith will look to best Roman Dolidze in another short notice affair as Smith was initially supposed to fight Carlos Ulberg.
A clash of ranked bantamweights goes down as the number three contender Mayra Bueno Silva takes on the No.7-ranked 135-pound contender Macy Chiasson. Also kicking off the pay-per-view main card will see number seven ranked welterweight contender Ian Machado Garry clash with the UFCs' No.14-ranked contender at 170 pounds, Michael 'Venom' Page.