Who thought Francis Ngannou would ever be seen again on a UFC stage? It happened Friday when Ngannou, the former UFC heavyweight champion, accompanied former welterweight champ Kamaru Usman to the scale during the UFC on ESPN 69 ceremonial weigh-ins at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

With UFC Atlanta set to go down tomorrow night, 26 fights will step on the scale today (June 13) to weigh-in ahead of the event.

The UFC 316 weigh-ins have been competed, and headliners Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O’Malley both made weight for their title rematch.

Official weigh-ins for UFC on ESPN 69 are complete following Friday's session. Check out our photo gallery and video highlights.

Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman will fight Joaquin Buckley in Saturday's Fight Night marquee. Ngannou accompanied Usman, his good friend, to the ceremonial weigh-ins on the eve of the fight. Ngannou is not a licensed cornerman and only showed up to support Usman, according to MMA Junkie.

Champ Julianna Peña and challenger Kayla Harrison had a final UFC 316 faceoff at ceremonial weigh-ins ahead of their women's bantamweight title fight.

Former UFC welterweight champ Kamaru Usman earned his first win at 170 lbs in nearly four years. For the first time since November 2021, former UFC welterweight titleholder Kamaru Usman left the Octagon with a victory at UFC Atlanta.

With the morning weigh-ins now in the books, the UFC Atlanta ceremonial weigh-in ceremony and fighter face offs are set to go down today in Atlanta, GA.

Francis Ngannou, a former UFC heavyweight champion, brought Kamaru Usman to the stage for a fierce ceremonial weigh-in faceoff against Joaquin Buckley on

Miranda Maverick ‘s four-fight winning streak came to a disappointing end in a loss to former UFC champion Rose Namajunas in the UFC Atlanta co-main event. In a back-and-forth battle through three rounds, Namajunas defeated Maverick by unanimous decision to continue her ascent up the flyweight rankings.