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 four pounds over the lightweight limit
for his fight against King Green
and will be fined 30% of his purse as a result.
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 beating on “Fluffy.” The Xtreme Couture product weighed 185
pounds exactly for the fight, which could be his last title shot at
35 years of age.
UFC 328 will air in its entirety on Paramount+ on Saturday. 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 four pounds and will be fined 30% of
his purse.