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UFC lightweight contender Jalen Turner was unable to meet the weight requirements for his scheduled fight against Dan Hooker at UFC 290 welterweight.
During the official weigh-ins at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, all 27 fighters at the UFC 290 event made it to weight except Jalin Turner. Tarantula surpassed the non-title lightweight limit by tipping the scales at 158 ​​pounds, two pounds over the weight limit.
Despite this, his scheduled bout with Hooker would go ahead as planned, but Turner would face a 20% fine from his fight purse as a result.
The highly anticipated featherweight title fight between 145-pound Aleksandr Volkanovski and interim champion Yair Rodriguez will take center stage at UFC 290. Volkanovski was first at 144.5 pounds, while Rodriguez weighed in at the championship limit of 145 pounds.
In the co-main event, reigning flyweight champion Brandon Moreno will make his first defense of his second reign as champion in a rematch against Alexandre Pantoja. Both fighters managed to make it to the weight of 125 lbs.
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