UFC Fight Night: Michael Chiesa and Neil Magny make weight for headline bout

Dubai-based Tunisian Mounir Lazzez also gets green light for his fight against Warlley Alves

Michael Chiesa and Neil Magny face off during the weigh-in at Etihad Arena. Zuffa LLC

Michael Chiesa poses on the scale during the UFC weigh-in at Etihad Arena. Zuffa LLC

Neil Magny poses on the scale during the weigh-in at Etihad Arena. Zuffa LLC

Lerone Murphy poses on the scale during the weigh-in at Etihad Arena. Zuffa LLC

Lerone Murphy and Douglas Silva de Andrade face off during the weigh-in at Etihad Arena. Zuffa LLC

Tyson Nam poses on the scale during the weigh-in at Etihad Arena. Zuffa LLC

Omari Akhmedov and Tom Breese face off during the weigh-in at Etihad Arena. Zuffa LLC

Dalcha Lungiambula and Markus Perez face off during the weigh-in at Etihad Arena. Zuffa LLC

Warlley Alves of Brazil and Mounir Lazzez face off during the weigh-in at Etihad Arena. Zuffa LLC

Mounir Lazzez poses on the scale during the weigh-in at Etihad Arena. Zuffa LLC

Manon Fiorot and Victoria Leonardo face off during the weigh-in at Etihad Arena. Zuffa LLC

Ike Villanueva poses on the scale during the weigh-in at Etihad Arena. Zuffa LLC

Francisco Figueiredo and Jerome Rivera face off during the weigh-in at Etihad Arena. Zuffa LLC

Ricky Simon and Gaetano Pirrello face off during the weigh-in at Etihad Arena. Zuffa LLC

Sumudaerji and Zarrukh Adashev face off during the weigh-in at Etihad Arena. Zuffa LLC

Roxanne Modafferi and Viviane Araujo face off during the weigh-in at Etihad Arena. Zuffa LLC

Douglas Silva de Andrade poses on the scale during the weigh-in at Etihad Arena. Zuffa LLC

Roxanne Modafferi poses on the scale during the weigh-in at Etihad Arena. Zuffa LLC

Warlley Alves poses on the scale during the weigh-in at Etihad Arena. Zuffa LLC

Mike Davis and Mason Jones face off during the weigh-in at Etihad Arena. Zuffa LLC

Vinicius Moreira poses on the scale during the weigh-in at Etihad Arena. Zuffa LLC

Umar Nurmagomedov and Sergey Morozov face off during the weigh-in at Etihad Arena. Zuffa LLC

Viviane Araujo poses on the scale during the weigh-in at Etihad Arena. Zuffa LLC

Matt Schnell poses on the scale during the weigh-in at Etihad Arena. Zuffa LLC

Wednesday’s headline event at UFC Fight Night in Abu Dhabi has been made official, with both Michael Chiesa and Neil Magny coming in on weight.

The pair took to the scales on Tuesday at the newly opened Etihad Arena, with Chiesa weighing 107.5 lbs and Magny half a pound heavier. Returning later for their face-off, the welterweights struggled to keep a straight face as they eyeballed each other before bursting into laughter.

The five-round bout, which concludes the second of three events at UFC Fight Island, tops a card that includes Dubai-based Mounir Lazzez making his second UFC appearance. The Tunisian, who dazzled on debut back in July, takes on veteran Warlley Alves.

The promotion's third residency in Abu Dhabi comes to a close on Sunday, with the much-anticipated UFC 257. 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 Abu Dhabi debut.