ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Ahead of Saturday’s fights at Boardwalk Hall, the 28 fighters involved in UFC on ESPN 54 hit the scales at the host hotel. One missed weight. Atop the event, which airs on ESPN/ESPN+, is a pivotal women’s flyweight main event between top contenders Erin Blanchfield (12-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC ) and Manon Fiorot (11-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC ). In the co-main event, welterweight standouts Vicente Luque (22-9-1 MMA, 15-5 UFC ) and Joaquin Buckley (17-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC ) collide. Also on the card, former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman (15-7 MMA, 11-7 UFC ) attempts to reenter the win column against Bruno Silva (23-10 MMA, 4-4 UFC ).
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