UFC 193: Melbourne's Etihad Stadium ready for weigh-ins and Forrest Griffin's Q&A

The Etihad Stadium in Melbourne is ready to stage the UFC 193 weigh-ins, which will also feature a question and answer portion with Hall of Famer Forrest Griffin after the scale proceedings.

Fans are invited for the eve of the event for the weigh-ins and Q&A. The Etihad Stadium will open its doors to fight fans in Australia at 8:30 a.m. AEDT on Nov. 14, with the first fighter one the scale at 9 a.m. AEDT.

Griffin will host the Q&A session for fans at 10 a.m. AEDT after the fighters’ weigh-ins, which is headlined by UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and challenger Holly Holm. The main card, which also features Joanna Jedrzejczyk against Valerie Letourneau for the strawweight title, will be aired on pay-per-view at 2:00 p.m. on Nov. 15, while the preliminary cards will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Meanwhile, Rousey is leaning on using her boxing skills to defeat Holm, who was a 19-time world boxing champion before converting as a mixed martial artist. Rousey’s bread and butter in the UFC has always been her judo and submission expertise, but according to her coach Edmond Tarverdyan, the undefeated female champ could also out-box Holm come fight night.

“We’re ready for everything, but if the question is, does Ronda need to prove that she’s a boxer? I hope (Holm) does box with us because Ronda can box,” Tarverdyan said, reports the UFC’s official website. “Ronda has knockout punching power in both hands.”

Rousey, who has 12 wins and zero losses, has quickly won nine of her matches via submission with the use of her signature arm bar move. But in her most recent victory at UFC 190 against Bethe Correia, Rousey showed a glimpse of her power punch when she knocked out the Brazilian challenger in their match that only lasted for 34 seconds.

However, Rousey admitted Holm would be her biggest challenge ever, with the former boxer staying disciplined and sticking with the game plan outlined to beat the “most dangerous woman in the planet.” Holm (9-0) has been training under the helms of Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn, alongside pound-for-pound king Jon Jones, who have created a winning formula ahead of her clash in Melbourne.

"Having such great coaching and having such great teammates and having that, that sense of accomplishment and that champion mindset is huge,” Holm told Fox Sports. "These guys are champions because they perform, but they have the help of the best coaching in the world.”

(Courtesy: MMA Junkie) The full UFC 193 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 2 p.m. AEDT)

Champ Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm – for women’s bantamweight title

Champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Valerie Letourneau – for strawweight title

Mark Hunt vs. Antonio Silva

Uriah Hall vs. Robert Whittaker

Jared Rosholt vs. Stefan Struve

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 12 p.m. AEDT)

Akbarh Arreola vs. Jake Matthews

Kyle Noke vs. Peter Sobotta

Anthony Perosh vs. Gian Villante

Danny Martinez vs. Richie Vaculik