The UFC roster is ready for midweek action.
With 14 bouts on the schedule for Wednesday’s UFC Fight Island 8 card in Abu Dhabi, all 28 featured fighters successfully made weight Tuesday morning, including welterweight headliners Michael Chiesa (170.5) and Neil Magny (171)
The co-main event also features a pair of welterweights, veteran Warlley Alves (171) and former Brave CF and UAE Warriors standout Mounir Lazzez (171).
Other notable names successfully making weight included: Roxanne Modafferi (126), who competes in her 43rd pro bout; Tyson Nam (126), who returns to the flyweight division for a fight with Matt Schnell (126); Francisco Figueiredo (126) and Umar Nurmagomedov (136), the brother of Deiveson Figueiredo and the cousin of Khabib Nurmagomedov, respectively.