The UFC Fight Night 243 main event is official after Renato Moicano and Benoit Saint Denis made weight on Friday.
Ranked lightweights are set to clash in a five-round bout at Accor Arena in Paris on Saturday (ESPN+), but first both men had to step on the scale and hit the divisional mark.
Moicano (19-5-1 MMA, 11-5 UFC) registered at 156 pounds for his second octagon headliner, while France’s own Saint Denis (13-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) tipped the scale at 156 pounds for his first promotional main event.
Brazil’s Moicano is riding a three-fight winning streak and is No. 15 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie lightweight rankings. No. 14-ranked Saint Denis, meanwhile, is looking to rebound from a knockout loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 299 in March, which snapped his five-fight winning streak.
Check out the video above to see Moicano and Saint Denis make weight for UFC Fight Night 243.
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