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PWP Nation MMA News Update: UFC 234: Whittaker vs. Gastelum & Bellator: Newcastle Set For Tomorrow

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UFC 234 takes place tomorrow night at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. In the main event, UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker defends his title against Kelvin Gastelum. Earlier today, the fighters hit the scale.

Here are the full UFC 234 weigh-in results:

Main Card (Pay-Per-View, 10 pm ET)

  • Robert Whittaker (185) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (184) – UFC Middleweight Title
  • Israel Adesanya (185) vs. Anderson Silva (186)
  • Ricky Simon (135) vs. Rani Yahya (135)
  • Montana De La Rosa (125) vs. Nadia Kassem (124)
  • Sam Alvey (205) vs. Jim Crute (206)

Preliminary Card (ESPN, 8 pm ET)

  • Dong Hyun Kim (156) vs. Devonte Smith (156)
  • Austin Arnett (145) vs. Shane Young (145)
  • Kai Kara-France (125) vs. Raulian Paiva (125)
  • Teruto Ishihara (136) vs. Kyung Ho Kang (136)

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 pm ET)

  • Marcos Mariano (155) vs. Lando Vannata (156)
  • Callan Potter (156) vs. Jalin Turner (155)
  • Wuliji Buren (136) vs. Jonathan Martinez (136)

The UFC has announced they have come to terms to a one-fight deal with DirecTV, which will allow UFC 234 to be available on the U.S. pay-per-view outlet. Earlier this week, the promotion initially stated that it would not be available to DirecTV customers as the two sides had not come to terms with a deal.

Before UFC 234 takes pace tomorrow night, Bellator is running an event in Newcastle, England on Saturday afternoon. The fights be available to stream on the Bellator app with the preliminary fights at 12 pm ET.

The following main card fights will air at 5 pm ET:

  • Patricky “Pitbull” Freire (156) vs. Ryan Scope (155)
  • Aaron Chalmers (156) vs. Corey Browning (155.5)
  • Terry Brazier (156) vs. Chris Bungard (156)
  • Fabian Edwards (186) vs. Lee Chadwick (187.75*)

Earlier this week, Bellator announed they have entered a one-year agreement with Sky Sports. The deal will allow viewers in the UK and Ireland to watch Bellator’s events live, beginning with next Saturday’s Bellator 216 card headlined by Paul Daley and Michael “Venom” Page. The announcement included that the deal calls for a minimum of 20 Bellator events to air on the network in 2019 and will include the upcoming Bellator 217 event from Dublin that airs live in the UK and Ireland on February 23rd.


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