Giga Chikadze heads into UFC Kansas City seeking a bounce-back performance, but he’s already lost the battle with the scale.
The veteran featherweight contender—currently ranked No. 14 in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings—weighed in at 147 pounds at Friday’s official weigh-ins for Saturday’s event in Kansas City, Mo., one pound over the non-title limit (which includes a one-pound allowance). Opponent David Onama hit the mark at 146 pounds.
It is not yet known if the Chikadze-Onama bout will proceed at a catchweight and, if so, how much of Chikadze’s purse will be forfeited as penalty.
The top bouts on the card saw little drama on the scales, with welterweight headliners Ian Machado Garry (171) and Carlos Prates (170) both successfully making weight. Garry, No. 6 in the 170-pound division, looks to rebound from his first loss after losing a competitive decision to Shavkat Rakhmonov; on the other side, Prates is riding a hot streak of four straight wins to begin his UFC career, all by knockout.
In the co-main event, 59-fight veteran Anthony Smith (206) successfully made weight for his final walk to the cage. He takes on light heavyweight slugger Zhang Mingyang (206)
See official UFC Kansas City weigh-in results below.
Main Card (ESPN2, ESPN+ at 9 p.m. ET)
Ian Machado Garry (171) vs. Carlos Prates (170)
Anthony Smith (206) vs. Zhang Mingyang (206)
Giga Chikadze (147)* vs. David Onama (146)
Michel Pereira (186) vs. Abus Magomedov (185.5)
Randy Brown (171) vs. Nicolas Dalby (171)
Ikram Aliskerov (185.5) vs. Andre Muniz (185.5)
Preliminary Card (ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET)
Matt Schnell (126) vs. Jimmy Flick (126)
Evan Elder (156) vs. Gauge Young (156)
Chris Gutierrez (146) vs. John Castaneda (146)
Da’Mon Blackshear (135.5) vs. Alatengheili (136)
Malcolm Wellmaker (135) vs. Cameron Saaiman (135)
Jaqueline Amorim (116) vs. Polyana Viana (115.5)
Timmy Cuamba (146) vs. Roberto Romero (145)
Chelsea Chandler (134) vs. Joselyne Edwards (136)
*missed weight
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