UFC Fight Night: Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar make weight for main event in Abu Dhabi

The pair took to the scales at the newly opened Etihad Arena, with both fighters weighing in at 146 lbs

Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar face off during the UFC weigh-in at Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island. Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / Getty Images / UFC

Santiago Ponzinibbio of Argentina and Li Jingliang of China hold up a sign honoring Diego Maradona during the UFC weigh-in at Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / Getty Images / UFC

Carlos Condit and Matt Brown face off during the UFC weigh-in at Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island. Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / Getty Images / UFC

Joaquin Buckley and Alessio di Chirico of Italy face off during the UFC weigh-in at Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island. Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / Getty Images / UFC

Punahele Soriano and Dusko Todorovic of Serbia face off during the UFC weigh-in at Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island. Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / Getty Images / UFC

Phil Hawes and Nassourdine Imavov of Russia face off during the UFC weigh-in at Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island. Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / Getty Images / UFC

Wu Yanan of China and Joselyne Edwards of Panama face off during the UFC weigh-in at Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island. Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / Getty Images / UFC

Carlos Felipe of Brazil and Justin Tafa of Australia face off during the UFC weigh-in at Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island. Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / Getty Images / UFC

David Zawada of Germany and Ramazan Emeev of Russia face off during the UFC weigh-in at Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island. Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / Getty Images / UFC

Sarah Moras of Canada and Vanessa Melo of Brazil face off during the UFC weigh-in at Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island. Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / Getty Images / UFC

Santiago Ponzinibbio of Argentina poses on the scale during the UFC weigh-in at Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island. Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / Getty Images / UFC

Matt Brown poses on the scale during the UFC weigh-in at Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island. Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / Getty Images / UFC

Calvin Kattar poses on the scale during the UFC weigh-in at Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island. Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / Getty Images / UFC

Dusko Todorovic of Serbia poses on the scale during the UFC weigh-in at Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island. Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / Getty Images / UFC

Punahele Soriano poses on the scale during the UFC weigh-in at Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island. Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / Getty Images / UFC

Alessio di Chirico of Italy poses on the scale during the UFC weigh-in at Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island. Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / Getty Images / UFC

Carlos Condit poses on the scale during the UFC weigh-in at Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island. Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / Getty Images / UFC

Joaquin Buckley poses on the scale during the UFC weigh-in at Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island. Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / Getty Images / UFC

Max Holloway poses on the scale during the UFC weigh-in at Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island. Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / Getty Images / UFC

Li Jingliang of China poses on the scale during the UFC weigh-in at Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island. Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / Getty Images / UFC

Saturday’s headline event at UFC Fight Night in Abu Dhabi was made official on Friday, when both Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar came in on weight.

The pair took to the scales at the newly opened Etihad Arena, with Holloway up first. The former featherweight champion, seeking to rebound from successive losses, weighed in at 146 lbs, with that mark matched by Kattar a little later.

The five-round bout, which concludes the opening night at the three-event UFC Fight Island, promises much. The division's No 1-ranked contender, Holloway remains one of the most popular fighters in the sport. Kattar, the No 6-ranked contender, is coming off two impressive wins. Both fighters competed on the inaugural Fight Island in July.

Another UFC Fight Night follows on Wednesday, with the blockbuster UFC 257 to come on Janaury 24. That event, the promotion’s first pay-per-view show of the year, is headlined by Conor McGregor’s lightweight clash against Dustin Poirier. It represents McGregor's first competitive appearance in more than a year, and is his UAE debut.