The Funk Master is ready 🤝@FunkMasterMMA
| 146 lbs[
#UFCVegas116 | APRIL 25 | LIVE on @ParamountPlus
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April 24, 2026
Friday’s
UFC Vegas 116 weigh-ins were little more than a formality as
all 26 athletes properly made weight.
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Former
Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight champion Aljamain
Sterling will return to the Octagon this Saturday. Taking on
“Funk Master” in the five-round headliner is Youssef
Zalal. Both men successfully made the featherweight limit
without issue. All other fighters on the card also hit their marks,
so UFC Fight Night 274 will move forward with 13 official matches.
As a note, Nevada decided to change its weigh-in policies once
again, allowing for a two-hour weigh-in window for this event and
all events in the state going forward.
The main event marks the first fight of 2026 for Sterling (25-5).
The former 135-pound champion is coming off a unanimous decision
win over Brian
Ortega. This came after losing a decision to Movsar
Evloev in 2024. “Funk Master” will look to further cement
himself as a contender at featherweight with a victory and
officially weighed 146 pounds on the dot.
This is the first UFC main attraction for Zalal (18-5-1). “The
Moroccan Devil” is an impressive 5-0 since returning to the Octagon
in 2024 and is coming off an armbar submission win over Josh Emmett.
Other victories over Calvin
Kattar and Jack Shore
have cemented the 29-year-old as a fighter to watch. The Factory X
product weighed 145.5 pounds for his first five-round fight.
UFC Vegas 116 will stream in its entirety on Paramount+ on
Saturday. The fight card’s prelims begin at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT,
while the main card kicks off at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
UFC Vegas 116 weigh-in results:
Aljamain
Sterling (146) vs. Youssef
Zalal (145.5)
Norma
Dumont (135.5) vs. Joselyne
Edwards (135.5)
Rafa
Garcia (155) vs. Alexander
Hernandez (155.5)
Davey
Grant (135.5) vs. Adrian
Luna Martinetti (135.5)
Raoni
Barcelos (136) vs. Montel
Jackson (135.5)
Marcus
Almeida (252.5) vs. Ryan Spann
(264)
Eric
McConico (186) vs. Rodolfo
Vieira (185.5)
Sedriques
Dumas (184) vs. Jackson
McVey (185)
Michelle
Montague (135.5) vs. Mayra
Bueno Silva (136)
Cody
Durden (135.5) vs. Jafel Filho
(135.5)
Lucas
Brennan (155.5) vs. Francis
Marshall (155.5)
Max
Griffin (170.5) vs. Victor
Valenzuela (170)
Talita
Alencar (116) vs. Julia
Polastri (115.5)