Kira Gorilla is ready 💪
Jared Cannonier moves up to 185 pounds for tomorrow night’s main event!
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— UFC (@ufc)
June 7, 2024
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to ESPN broadcasts with an intriguing middleweight main event.
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The main event of UFC on ESPN 57 will feature Jared Cannonier facing fellow middleweight Nassoordin Imavov. Both fighters in the main event weighed in at exactly 185 pounds. The only fighter on the card who was over the weight limit was strawweight Eduardo Moura (116.5), who was fined 20 percent of her prize money for being 0.5 pounds over the strawweight limit.
Cannonier (17-6) is on a two-fight win streak since losing to Israel Adesanya. Wins over Sean Strickland and Marvin Vetri have kept “The Killer Gorilla” a top contender despite being 40 years old. He’s coming off a sixth UFC main event victory and is on his way to realizing his title dream.
Meanwhile, the 29-year-old Imavov (13-4, 1 NC) is looking for the biggest win of his career. A three-fight winning streak was snapped last year when he lost by decision to Strickland. Since then, the Frenchman has fought to a no-contest against Chris Curtis and won by majority decision over Roman Dolidze.
Prelims for UFC on ESPN 57 begin at 5pm ET/2pm PT on Saturday, followed by the main card at 8pm ET/5pm PT.
UFC on ESPN 57 weigh-in results:
Jared Cannonier (185) vs. Nassoordin Imavov (185)
Dustin Jacoby (204.5) vs. Dominick Reyes (205)
Raul Rosas Jr. (136) vs. Ricky Turcios (136)
Bruno Ferreira (186) vs. Dustin Stoltzfus (184.5)
Julian Marquez (185.5) vs. Zachary Reese (185)
Miguel Baeza (171) vs. Punahele Soriano (171)
Ludovit Klein (156) vs. Thiago Moises (156)
Carlos Prates (169.5) vs. Charlie Radke (171)
Jesse Butler (136) vs. Brad Katona (136)
Montana De La Rosa (126) vs. Andrea Lee (126)
John Castaneda (136) vs. Daniel Marcos (135.25)
Denis Gomez (116) vs. Eduardo Moura (116.5)*
Taylor Lapillas (135.5) vs. Cody Stamann (135.75)
Rayanne dos Santos (116) vs. Puja Tomar (116)
* Moura was half a pound underweight and was fined 20 percent of his prize money.
