Robert Whittaker steps onto the scale during the UFC 197: Weigh-ins at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on April 22, 2016 in Las Vegas Nevada. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

They've Stepped On The Scales In Las Vegas To Make It Official For Saturday

By UFC Staff Report • Apr. 14, 2021

UFC will deliver a middleweight main event almost three years in the making, as former champion and No. 1 contender Robert Whittaker takes on No. 8 Kelvin Gastelum. In an exciting co-main event, No. 9 ranked featherweight contender Jeremy Stephens returns to lightweight for the first time in eight years to face Drakkar Klose.

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UFC FIGHT NIGHT: WHITTAKER vs. GASTELUM will take place Saturday, April 17 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. The entire card will air on ESPN and ESPN Deportes and be simulcast on ESPN+ (English and Spanish), with the prelims kicking off at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT followed by the main card at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.

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MAIN CARD

Main Event - Middleweight Bout: Robert Whittaker (185.5) vs Kelvin Gastelum (185)

Co-Main Event - Lightweight Bout: Jeremy Stephens (156) vs Drakkar Klose (156)

Heavyweight Bout: Andrei Arlovski (250.5) vs Chase Sherman (251)

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Middleweight Bout: Abdul Razak Alhassan (185.5) vs Jacob Malkoun (185.5)

Lightweight Bout: Luis Pena (155) vs Alexander Munoz (155.5)

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PRELIMS

Women’s Flyweight Bout: Tracy Cortez (126.5)* vs Justine Kish (125.5)

Heavyweight Bout: Alexandr Romanov (264) vs Juan Espino (257)

Women’s Strawweight Bout: Jessica Penne (116) vs Loopy Godinez (116)

Middleweight Bout: Bartosz Fabinski (184.5) vs Gerald Meerschaert (185.5)

Lightweight Bout: Austin Hubbard (156) vs Dakota Bush (155.5)

Bantamweight Bout: Tony Gravely (135.5) vs Anthony Birchak (135.5)

*Tracy Cortez weighed in above the flyweight limit. She forfeits 20% of her purse to her opponent.

Due to weight management issues with Zarah Fairn, the bout with Josiane Nunes has been canceled.

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