UFC fighters will still hit the scale in the morning. For now.
UFC 226 and the TUF 27 Finale, both in Las Vegas next week, will have morning official weigh-ins, MMA Fighting confirmed Friday with UFC officials following a report by ESPN. A memo was sent out by UFC vice president of health and performance Jeff Novitzky to fighters informing them Thursday, the report stated.
UFC president Dana White said earlier this month at UFC 225 in Chicago that the promotion would be scrapping the early weigh-ins in the future and going back to the traditional 4 p.