UFC 325 weigh-in: Volkanovski, Diego Lopes and Mauricio Ruffy make weight and confirm main fights.

The pre-fight ceremony went smoothly for the featured fighters, who fulfilled their obligations at UFC 325.

Rodrigo Tannuri

30/01/2026 | 2:47

Diego lopes Makes weight and confirms fight in UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

Held in the early hours of this Friday (30), the official weigh-in of UFC 325 It went smoothly for the main highlights. Stars of the event that takes place this Saturday (31), in Australia, Alexander Volkanovsky, featherweight champion (up to 65,8 kg), and Diego lopes They showed professionalism and made weight, confirming the main event. In the lightweight division (up to 70,3 kg), the duel between the strikers... Mauricio Ruffy e Raphael Fiziev It's also official.

Besides 'Franja', the featherweight title challenger, and the member of the 'Fighting Nerds' academy, Tallison Teixeira He also fulfilled his pre-fight obligation. In the heavyweight division (up to 120,2 kg), the 2,03m giant faces the veteran. Tai tuivasa, who is competing at home. However, the flyweight (up to 57 kg) final of 'Road To UFC' between Aaron Tau and Namsrai Batbayar was canceled because the former exceeded the division limit.

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Advantage for Diego

Diego was the first fighter to step on the scale and excited the fans. The Brazilian weighed in at 65,7 kg, didn't appear weak, and even smiled. Next, Volkanovski appeared. The featherweight champion weighed in at 65,5 kg, but, unlike his opponent, looked worn out.

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Luffy gives a scare

Ruffy caused some surprise at the weigh-in. The Brazilian made weight for the lightweight division at 70,4 kg, but he was quite thin; he even closed his eyes on the scale and thanked God. On the other hand, Fiziev was bursting with health. Strong and smiling, the Kazakh weighed in at 70,5 kg at the ceremony.

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Tallison well below the limit.

The most intriguing aspect was Tallison. Despite being 2,03m tall, the Brazilian giant was light for heavyweight standards. The promising fighter weighed in at 117,4 kg, three kilograms lighter than Tuivasa, who went all the way to the permitted weight.

Fight canceled

The last fighter to appear at the weigh-in, Tau was the only one who fell short. Coming in well below the flyweight limit, the athlete raised doubts and was therefore invited to step on the scale again. Unfortunately for him, his weight went from 55,5 kg to 58,5 kg, exceeding the division's permitted limit. Due to the controversial episode, the UFC decided to remove the fight from the event.

UFC 325 weigh-in results

MAIN CARD (23pm Brasília time)

Featherweight (up to 65,8 kg): Alexander Volkanovsky (65,5 kg) x Diego lopes (65,7 kg) 2 – Championship fight

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Dan Hooker (70,6 kg) x Benoit Saint-Denis (70,6 kg)

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Raphael Fiziev (70,5 kg) x Mauricio Ruffy (70,4 kg)

Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Tai tuivasa (120,4 kg) x Tallison Teixeira (117,4 kg)

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Quillan Salkilld (70,5 kg) x Jamie Mullarkey (70,5 kg)

PRELIMINARY CARD (19pm Brasília time)

Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Junior Tafa (93 kg) x Billy Elekana (92,5 kg)

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Cam Rowston (83,6 kg) x Cody Brundage (83,8kg)

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Jacob Malkoun (84,2 kg) x Torrez Finney (84,2 kg)

Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Jonathan Micallef (77,2 kg) x Oban Elliott (76,9 kg)

Featherweight (up to 65,8 kg): Kaan Ofli (65,8 kg) x Yizha (65,9 kg)

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Sangwook Kim (70,6 kg) x Dom Mar Fan (70,1 kg)

Featherweight (up to 65,8 kg): Keiichiro Nakamura (65,8 kg) vs. Sebastian Szalay (66,1 kg)

Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Sulangrangbo (61,5 kg) x Lawrence Lui (61,3 kg)

Flyweight (up to 57 kg): Aaron Tau (58,5 kg) vs. Namsrai Batbayar (57,1 kg) – fight cancelled

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