Multiple fighters miss weight for this weekend’s UFC card (one badly), promotion reveals their fate

Fortunately, none of the fights were canceled.

Jesse Holland is among the longest-tenured media professionals in the combat sports news space, covering MMA, professional wrestling and boxing on a full-time basis since early 2004.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held its early (and official) weigh ins for the UFC Vegas 104 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which takes place this Sat. night (March 15, 2025) inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

It was not a great day on the scale, to say the least.

Multiple fighters missed weight for this weekend’s big shebang, including co-headlining attraction Chidi Njokuani. “Bang Bang” clocked it at 172.25 for his welterweight contest opposite Elizeu Zaleski (171) and will forfeit an undetermined percentage of his purse.

That money goes directly to his opponent.

Elsewhere on the card, UFC newcomer and “Contender Series” standout Diyar Nurgozhay blew up the scale at 210.5 pounds for his light heavyweight fight against Brendson Ribeiro (205.5). Like Njokuani, Nurgozhay will cough up 25 percent of his purse (payable to Ribeiro).

Lastly, Josias Musasa (136.5) missed weight for his Carlos Vera (136) bout in the bantamweight division. Musasa was expected to make a second attempt and could be on the hook for a disciplinary fine — payable to Vera — if he’s unsuccessful.

UPDATE! Musasa made weight on his second attempt coming in at 136 lbs.

For complete UFC Vegas 104 weigh ins results and video click here.

LIVE! Stream UFC Vegas 104 On ESPN+

MIDDLEWEIGHT REMATCH! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility in Las Vegas for an important main event do-over between Top 15 title contenders Marvin Vettori and Roman Dolidze, who run it back atop UFC Vegas 104 for a spot in the 185-pound title chase. In addition, red-hot welterweight veteran, Chidi Njokuani, looks to win his third straight against well-traveled Brazilian banger, Elizeu Zaleski, in UFC Vegas 104’s hard-hitting co-headliner.

Don’t miss a single second of face-punching action!

• STREAM NOW

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Vegas 104 fight card RIGHT HERE, starting with the ESPN+ preliminary card bouts at 4 p.m. ET, followed by the remaining main card balance on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET.

To check out the latest and greatest UFC Vegas 104 news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive here. For the updated and finalized “Vettori vs. Dolidze 2” fight card and ESPN+ lineup click here.