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The Ultimate Fighting Championship‘s biggest grudge match of 2026 is now official after the UFC 328 weigh-ins.
UFC middleweight king Khamzat Chimaev and challenger Sean Strickland have had a war of words in the lead-up to their five-round fight, and it’s clear no love has been lost. However, both men were pure professionals when it came to making weight for the UFC 328 main event, as both came in under the 185-pound championship limit. Meanwhile, flyweight champion Joshua Van and challenger Tatsuro Taira both weighed 125 pounds on the dot for their co-main event fight. In total, 13 fights are now set after all fighters made weight with the exception of Jeremy Stephens, who came in 4 pounds over the lightweight limit for his fight against King Green and will be fined a percentage of his purse as a result.
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The undefeated Chimaev (15-0) will look to make his first championship defense against his one-time training partner. “Borz” is coming off an impressive, if not very exciting, win over Dricus Du Plessis that saw the 32-year-old claim the UFC middleweight title. Chimaev officially weighed 185 pounds on the dot for the highly anticipated fight.
Former middleweight king Strickland rebounded nicely from his second defeat to Du Plessis by knocking out Anthony Hernandez earlier this year. Showing more power than in previous fights, Strickland (30-7) kept his signature high pace and put a beatdown on “Fluffy.” The Xtreme Couture product weighed 185 pounds exactly for the fight, which could be his last title shot at 35-years-old.
UFC 328 will air in its entirety on Paramount+. Prelims begin at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT, while the main card kicks off at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
UFC 328 weigh-in results:
Khamzat Chimaev (185) vs. Sean Strickland (185)
Joshua Van (125) vs. Tatsuro Taira (125)
Alexander Volkov (257) vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta (264)
Sean Brady (170) vs. Joaquin Buckley (170)
King Green (155) vs. Jeremy Stephens (160)*
Ateba Abega Gautier (185) vs. Osman Diaz (186)
Joel Alvarez (170) vs. Yaroslav Amosov (170)
Grant Dawson (156) vs. Mateusz Rebecki (156)
Jim Miller (155) vs. Jared Gordon (156)
Roman Kopylov (185) vs. Marco Tulio (186)
Pat Sabatini (145) vs. William Gomis (145)
Baisangur Susurkaev (186) vs. Djorden Santos (186)
Clayton Carpenter (126) vs. Jose Ochoa (125)
*Stephens missed weight by 4 pounds and will be fined a percentage of his purse.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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