UFC on ESPN 21 Weigh-in Results: Main Event Set; Julija Stoliarenko Faints on the Scale

During the #ufcvegas22 weigh ins UFC fighter Julija Stoliarenko seems to have passed out before her official weight was even announced pic.twitter.com/G2omyzBvvM

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The UFC on ESPN 21 weigh-ins were memorable for the wrong reasons, after Julija Stoliarenko fainted on the scale.

Stoliarenko stumbled once on the scales and was attended to by medical personnel. The commission still allowed her to weigh in, and she did hit the 135.5-pound mark. Unfortunately for the Lithuanian, she collapsed again, and needed to be stretchered out of the room. As a result, Stoliarenko's bantamweight bout against Julia Avila was called off due to medical concerns.

While that fight is scratched, the Ultimate Fighting Championship's main event is good to go as both Derek Brunson and Kevin Holland made weight. They'll look to make their case for a middleweight title shot on Saturday. The card is now official with 11 fights, and only Jesse Strader missed weight.

This is the fifth UFC main event for Brunson (21-7), who has split wins and losses in his previous top-billed bouts. The Sanford MMA product is riding a three-fight win streak since getting knocked out by Ronaldo Souza and current champ Israel Adesanya. This includes victories over Edmen Shahbazyan and Ian Heinisch. Brunson tipped the scale at 186 pounds.

Meanwhile, this will be the first chance that Holland (21-5) will have at headlining a UFC card. “Trailblazer” is on an impressive five-fight win streak that includes a knockout of Souza and a brutal slam TKO over Charlie Ontiveros. All five fights came in Holland’s busy 2020, which saw him bounce back from a submission loss to Brendan Allen in tremendous fashion. The 28-year-old had no issue making weight, coming in at 183 pounds.

UFC on ESPN 21’s main card will air on both ESPN and ESPN+ starting at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. The six-fight preliminary portion will start at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ESPN2 and ESPN+.

UFC on ESPN 21 Weigh-in Results:

Derek Brunson (186) vs. Kevin Holland (183)
Gregor Gillespie (155.5) vs. Brad Riddell (155.5)
Montserrat Ruiz (115) vs. Cheyanne Buys (116)
Gustavo Lopez (136) vs. Adrian Yanez (135)
Max Griffin (170.5) vs. Kenan Song (171)
Tai Tuivasa (264.5) vs. Harry Hunsucker (249)
Marion Reneau (136) vs. Macy Chiasson (136)
Leonardo Santos (155.5) vs. Grant Dawson (156)
Trevin Giles (185.5) vs. Roman Dolidze (185)
Montel Jackson (136) vs. Jesse Strader (137.5)*
J.P. Buys (126) vs. Bruno Silva (126)
Julia Avila (135.5) vs. Julija Stoliarenko (135.5)**

* Strader missed weight by 1.5 pounds and has been fined 20 percent of his purse.
** Stoliarenko fainted while weighing in, and the fight has been called off as a result.