All fighters successfully made weight for UFC Winnipeg, with the main event between Gilbert Burns (77.56 kg) and Mike Malott (77.56 kg) at welterweight officially confirmed. Russian fighters Mark Vologdin weighed in at 62.82 kg and Daria Zheleznyakova at 61.68 kg for their respective bouts. The main card features six fights including Kyler Phillips vs. Charles Jourdain at bantamweight and Mandel Nallo vs. Jai Herbert at lightweight. The preliminary card includes ten additional matchups across various weight classes. Both Thiago Moises and John Castaneda required second attempts to make weight, with all fights remaining intact.
Every fighter on the UFC Winnipeg card successfully made weight on Friday, clearing the path for a full slate of bouts headlined by a welterweight clash between Gilbert Burns and Mike Malott.
Burns and Malott both hit the scales at 77.56 kg, officially confirming the main event. Two fighters required second attempts to reach their respective limits — Thiago Moises and John Castaneda each returned to the scale to make weight — but all bouts remain intact. Russian competitors Mark Vologdin, who weighed in at 62.82 kg, and Daria Zheleznyakova at 61.68 kg also cleared their marks for separate contests.
Burns, 39, enters the headliner ranked 13th in the welterweight division carrying a 22-10 record. The Brazilian, who trains out of Kill Cliff FC, is a technically complete fighter who blends grappling with striking volume, averaging 3.15 significant strikes per minute and 2.12 takedowns per 15 minutes across his career.
The main card features six fights in total, including a bantamweight bout between Kyler Phillips and Charles Jourdain and a lightweight matchup between Mandel Nallo and Jai Herbert. Ten additional bouts round out the preliminary card across multiple weight classes.
Why it matters
- Burns, a former welterweight title challenger, looks to build momentum at 170 pounds against hometown favourite Malott in Canada
- The card is among the deeper events of the year by bout count, with 16 fights scheduled across the full show
- Clean weigh-ins, despite two second attempts, mean no catchweight adjustments and no fights falling off the card
