Anthony Smith and Aleksandar Rakic ​​make weight and confirm UFC Las Vegas 8 main fight

A. Smith (left) and A. Rakic ​​(right) face each other in the UFC Las Vegas 8. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Everything is fine for the main fight of the UFC Las Vegas 8, which takes place this Saturday (29), in the United States. At the official weigh-in for the event, held on Friday afternoon (28), Anthony Smith e Aleksandar rakic They fulfilled their commitment with the balance and guaranteed the confrontation in search of the top of the division. Of the 22 athletes scheduled for the card, only two failed to make the weight cut.

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Current number five in the light heavyweight rankings (up to 93kg.), Anthony Smith He was the last athlete to appear at the weigh-in site. With 15 minutes remaining until the end of the calculations, the North American arrived calmly and confirmed 92,9kg, 100g below the division's official weight.

Opponent of the former challenger for the belt in the under-93kg category., Aleksandar rakic It didn't take long to confirm its weight. Using the pound (454g) tolerance, the Austrian secured 93,2kg. and you are ready for one of the biggest challenges of your career.

Representative of the co-main fight, the former welterweight champion (up to 77kg.), Robbie Lawler it almost broke the category limit. Without fighting for over a year, the athlete weighed 77,5kg, also using the pound tolerance, and guaranteed his presence at the event.

Responsible for trying to further complicate Lawler's recent record, Neil Magny will arrive for the duel lighter than his rival. The combatant weighed 77,1kg. and hopes to achieve a third consecutive victory.

The only Tupiniquim representative at the event, Polyana viana is ready for the duel against emily whitmire in this Saturday. Representative of straws, the combatant weighed 52,6kg, around 300g more than his opponent, who weighed 52,3kg.

Only flaws

The only two failures on the entire card happened with representatives from the preliminary card. Opponent of Mallory Martin, Hannah Cifers couldn't reach the straw limit and blew the scales by around 700g. The athlete was kept in the event, but must pay 20% of her purse to her opponent.

One of the protagonists of the third fight of the night, Austin Springer, called at the last minute to replace Giga Chikadze, who tested positive for Covid-19, also left something to be desired at the official weigh-in. The athlete went far from the limit and weighed more than 2kg. above the penalty limit. The combatant will also continue in the show, but will pay 30% of his purse to Alex Caceres, his weekend opponent.

Check out the weights of the UFC Las Vegas 8 athletes

MAIN CARD

Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Anthony Smith (92,9kg.) x Aleksandar rakic (93,2kg.)

Welterweight (up to 77kg): Robbie Lawler (77,5kg.) x Neil Magny (77,1kg.)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Alexa grasso (57,1kg.) x Ji Yeon Kim (57,1kg.)

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Ricardo Lamas (65,7kg) x Bill Algeo (66,2kg.)

Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Magomed Ankalayev (92,9kg.) x Ion cutelaba (93,2kg.)

PRELIMINARY CARD

Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Maki Pitolo (83,6kg.) x Impa Kasanganay (84,1kg.)

Straw weight (up to 52,1kg): Mallory Martin (52,3kg.) x Hannah Cifers (53kg.)*

Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Alessio diChirico (83,4kg.) x Zak Cummings (83,9kg.)

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Alex Caceres (65,7kg.) x Austin Springer (68,4kg.)**

Straw weight (up to 52,1kg): Polyana viana (52,6kg.) x emily whitmire (52,3kg.)

Welterweight (up to 77kg): Sean brady (77,3kg.) x Christian Aguilera (77,1kg.)

*Hannah Cifers has reached the end of her rope, but will continue to fight against Mallory Martin; the athlete must pay 20% of her scholarship to her opponent;

**Austin Sringer broke his featherweight limit, but will continue to fight against Alex Caceres; the athlete must pay 30% of his purse to the opponent.

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