Tomorrow night’s main event has been decided 🔐Virna Jandiroba
The official weight was announced as 115.5 pounds!
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July 19, 2024
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to the UFC Apex with an intriguing strawweight main event.
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The main event of UFC on ESPN 60 is a five-round bout between Amanda Lemos and Virna Jandiroba. Both fighters made weight at the 116-pound limit. All other fighters also made weight.
Lemos (14-3-1) recently lost a title bout to champion Weili Zhang but bounced back with a unanimous decision win over Mackenzie Dern. Prior to that setback, “Amanjinha” had won seven of her eight UFC fights, with her lone loss coming to Jessica Andrade. The 37-year-old Lemos weighed in at just 116 pounds when she stepped on the scales.
Jandiroba (20-3) comes into the main event on a three-fight winning streak. Her most recent victories come over Lupita Godinez, Marina Rodrigues and Angela Hill. The Brazilian is 6-3 inside the Octagon. “Karkara” officially weighed in at 115.5 pounds for her first UFC main event.
UFC on ESPN 60 prelims will air at 5pm ET/2pm PT on ESPN+ and ESPN2, while the main card will air at 8pm ET/5pm PT on ESPN+ and ESPN.
UFC on ESPN 60 weigh-in results:
Amanda Lemos (116) vs. Virna Jandiroba (115.5)
Park Jun-young (186) vs. Brad Tavares (185.5)
Choi Seung-woo (145) vs. Steve Garcia (144.5)
Kurt Hollobaugh (155) vs. Keinan Kruszewski (154)
Cody Dirden (125.5) vs. Bruno Silva (126)
Bill Algeo (146) vs. Doo-Ho Choi (146)
Haider Amir (145) vs. Jong Yong Lee (145.5)
Cody Gibson (136) vs. Brian Kelleher (136)
Dione Barboza (125.5) vs. Miranda Maverick (125.5)
Trey Ogden (156) vs. Loic Radjabov (155.5)
Luana Carolina (125.5) vs. Lucie Pudilova (126)
Thomas Petersen (258.5) vs. Mohammed Usman (236.5)
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