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UFC Vegas 69 weigh-in results: Jessica Andrade, Erin Blanchfield on weight for potential No. 1 contender bout

Jessica Andrade and Erin Blanchfield are ready for what could be one of the most important flyweight fights of the year.

At Friday’s official weigh-in ahead of UFC Vegas 69 at UFC APEX on Saturday, Andrade and Blanchfield successfully cleared the flyweight limit, with Andrade moving up the scale to 124 pounds and Blanchfield to 125.5 pounds.

Andrade is currently ranked 2nd in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings at 125 lbs (and 4th in the strawweight division), with Blanchfield ranked 9th. The top contenders were the first two fighters to weigh in, with Blanchfield in the lead.

Watch highlights of the headliners’ weigh-ins here.

All 22 fighters competing on Saturday made weight gains, including penultimate bout light heavyweights Jordan Wright and Zack Pauga, veteran light heavyweights Ovince Saint Preux and Philip Lins, and light heavyweight champions Jim Miller and Alexander Hernandez.

When Miller enters the octagon tomorrow night, his UFC appearance record will rise to 41.

Check out the UFC Vegas 69 weigh-in results below.

Main Map (ESPN+ at 7:00 pm ET)

Jessica Andrade (124) vs. Erin Blanchfield (125.5)

Jordan Wright (204) vs. Zach Paugi (205.5)

Josh Parisian (266) – Jamal Pogue (249.5)

William Knight (206) vs. Marcin Prahnio (205)

Jim Miller (155.5) vs. Alexander Hernandez (156)

Advance Map (ESPN+ at 4pm ET)

Nazim Sadikhov (155.5) – Evan Elder (155.5)

Lina Lansberg (135.5) vs. Maira Bueno Silva (136)

Jamoll Emmers (145) vs. Hussein Askhabov (146)

Ovince Saint Preux (206) vs. Philip Lins (203.5)

AJ Fletcher (171) vs. Temba Gorimbo (171)

Clayton Carpenter (125) vs. Juancamilo Ronderos (125)



Source: www.mmafighting.com

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