Two heavyweights for the 2024 Apex Finals

LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on hand to report live from the official fighter weigh-in for UFC Fight Night 247 (ESPN+) on Friday at the UFC Apex.

Participants included standout welterweights Neil Magny (29-12 MMA, 22-11 UFC) and Carlos Prates (20-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who will meet in the main event.

The originally scheduled co-headliner between Ricky Turcios and Bernardo Sopaj was canceled due to a medical issue on Turcios’ side after he gained weight.

Additionally, two fighters on the preliminary card were missing weight. Short-term newcomer Zach Scroggin weighed three pounds over the limit in the welterweight division for his scheduled fight with Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, while Melissa Mullins was one pound over the limit in the women’s bantamweight division against her debut opponent Klaudia Sygula.

Complete UFC Fight Night 247 weigh-in results include:

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7:00 p.m. ET)

• Neil Magny (171) vs. Carlos Prates (170.5)
• Bernardo Sopaj (136) vs. Ricky Turcios (136)
• Reinier de Ridder (185) versus Gerald Meerschaert (185)
• Luana Pinheiro (115.5) vs. Gillian Robertson (116)
• Mansur Abdul-Malik (186) vs. Dusko Todorovic (185.5)

PRELIMINARY MAP (ESPN+, 4:00 p.m. ET)

• Denise Gomes (115) vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz (115.5)
• Gaston Bolanos (135.5) vs. Cortavious Romious (136)
• Zach Scroggin (174)* vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (171)
• Charlie Radtke (171) vs. Matthew Semelsberger (171)
• Da’Mon Blackshear (135.5) vs. Cody Stamann (135.5)
• Tresean Gore (186) vs. Antonio Trocoli (186)
• Melissa Mullins (137)** vs. Klaudia Sygula (136)

* Scroggin missed the welterweight non-title limit by three pounds; fine amount TBD
** Mullins missed the women’s bantamweight limit by one pound; fine amount TBD

For more information on the card, check out MMA Junkie’s UFC Fight Night 247 event hub.