R. Alves exceeded the featherweight limit by more than 5kg. and had his fight cancelled. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
The only Tupiniquim representative on the preliminary card of the UFC Las Vegas 19, which takes place this Saturday (20), debutant Rafael Alves did not make weight for the fight against pat sabatini and had his fight cancelled. Visibly emotional, the Brazilian weighed 71,5kg and exceeded, by 5,3kg, the limit of the featherweight division with the pound tolerance* (up to 66,1kg.). The measurements took place on Friday afternoon (19). For the main fight, Curtis blaydes e Derrick Lewis confirmed the protagonism of the show.
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In addition to Alves, three other fighters did not meet their commitments on the scale. Ketlen Scallop, Drako Rodriguez and Jared gordon failed, but continue in the event.
Rafael was hired by Ultimate after beating Alejandro Flores in the 'Contender Series', which reveals fighters for the squad of the main MMA event in the world. In his career, the man from Pará has 19 wins and nine defeats. In publication in ' storiesInstagram', he stated that he had problems cutting weight.
“Guys, I missed the weight cut, my fight was cancelled. I'm sorry, but the best of all is my health”, wrote the Brazilian.
Yes, pat sabatini, who would make his Ultimate debut, fulfilled his obligation and weighed in at 66kg. At 30 years old, the American has two consecutive victories and has a record of 13 triumphs and three setbacks.
THEY ALSO BROKE…
The Brazilian Ketlen Scallop, who arrives looking for her sixth victory in Ultimate, was the 23rd fighter to weigh in. She failed the weight cut and weighed 62kg. Already her rival, It's Kunitskaya, was the first athlete on the scale, weighing 61,5kg.
Fighters Drako Rodriguez and Jared gordon, who face Aiemann Zahabi and Danny Chaves, respectively, also failed to make the weight cut. The first was 1,2kg above the rooster limit at 63,5kg. The second weighed 68kg and lost 2,3kg of feather weight with the pound tolerance*.
Now, they will have around 2 hours to reach the established weight. Otherwise, the fighters must pass on a percentage of their purse to their rivals, if they want to remain on the card.
MAIN FIGHT CONFIRMED
Responsible for starring in the last fight of the night, Curtis blaydes e Derrick Lewis they made weight. Blaydes, who occupies second place in the heavyweight division (up to 120kg), weighed 116,7kg. Lewis, in fourth place, also weighed 118,9kg.
Check out the athletes' weights for UFC Las Vegas 19
MAIN CARD
Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Curtis blaydes (116,7kg) x Derrick Lewis (118,9kg)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Ketlen Scallop (62kg)* x It's Kunitskaya (61,5kg)
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Charles Rosa (66,2kg) x Darrick Minner (66,2kg)
Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): alexey oleynik (108,9kg) x Chris Daukas (106,2kg)
Average weight (up to 83,9kg): phil hawes (84,1kg) x Nassourdine Imavov (84,3kg)
Heavyweight (up to 120,2kg): Andrei Arlovski (112kg) x Tom Aspinal (110kg)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Jared gordon (68kg)* x Danny Chavez (65,7kg)
Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Drakkar Klose (70,8kg) x Luis Peña (70,5kg)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Eddie Wineland (61,5kg) x John Castaneda (61,7kg)
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): nate landwehr (66,1kg) x julian erosa (66kg)
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): rafael alves (71,4kg)*** pat sabatini (66kg)
Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Shana Dobson (57,2kg) x Casey O'Neill (56,9kg)
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Chas Skelly (66,2kg) x Jamall Emmers (66kg)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Aiemann Zahabi (61,7kg) x Drako Rodriguez (63,5kg)*
Heavyweight (up to 120,2kg): Sergey Spivac (111,1kg) x Jared Vanderaa (120,2kg)
*Athletes did not make weight and must pass on a percentage of their scholarships to their respective opponents;
**As there are no belt disputes, all athletes had a pound (454g.) of tolerance over the official weights of their respective categories;
***Fight cancelled; the Brazilian exceeded the limit by more than 5kg.
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