Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington make weight and confirm long-awaited rematch at UFC 268

K. Usman (left) and C. Covington passed the scale at UFC 268. Photo: SUPER FIGHTS montage

Everything is fine for the main fight of the UFC 268, which takes place next Saturday (6), at Madison Square Garden, in New York (USA). At the official weigh-in for the event, held this Friday (6), Kamaru Usman e Colby covington they fulfilled their commitment to the scales and confirmed their long-awaited rematch for the welterweight belt (up to 77kg.).

See too

From a life of excess to stardom in kickboxing, Poatan debuts in the UFC this Saturday as a promise in the middleweight division

Video: Usman pushes Covington and confrontation leads to confusion before rematch at UFC 268

VIDEO: MMA community weighs in on rematch between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington at UFC 268

The road to revenge; remember the last fights of Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington

#STORIES – On the eve of Poatan's UFC debut, remember other kickboxers who were successful in MMA

Welterweight champion (up to 77kg.) and with his eye on his fifth title defense, Kamaru Usman Had no problems cutting weight. First to weigh in, the Nigerian measured below the established limit and secured 76,6kg.

Willing to return the harsh defeat suffered in December 2019, Colby covington is also within the show. One of the last to step onto the scale, the North American weighed 76,8kg.

The second most important fight of the show, scheduled in the rematch for the strawweight title (up to 52,1kg) is also on. Rose namajunas e Weili Zhang reached the same value, with 52,1kg.

Brazilians on the card

In the first half of the event, three other Brazilians will represent the country in the UFC 268. A debutant in Ultimate, kickboxing legend Alex Pereira weighed 84,2kg. Opponent of Tupiniquim, Andreas Michailidis He came in lighter and weighed 83,9kg.

The light heavyweight John allan tries to seek his first victory in the organization and has already passed his first commitment. The Curitiba native weighed 92,9kg. and just had to wait dustin jacoby, who caused suspense when he took so long to step on the scale, but arrived lighter and weighed 92,3kg.

Cutting failures

After taking on the responsibility of entering the card less than a week in advance, Bruno Souza was one of the last to step on the scale. And because of that, he couldn't make the weight, weighing 1kg. above the limit established in the featherweight division. He weighed in at 67,3kg, while Melsik Baghdasaryan managed to pass, weighing 65,9kg.

Likewise, former Contender Series CJ Vergara exceeded by 600g. the flyweight division limit (up to 56,7kg.), but must face Ode Osbourne in the first fight of the night.

Check out the weights for UFC 268

MAIN CARD

Welterweight (77kg): Kamaru Usman (76,7kg.) x Colby covington (76,8kg.)

Straw weight (up to 52,1kg): Rose namajunas (52,1kg.) x Zhang Weili (52,1kg.)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Frankie Edgar (61,5)x Marlon Vera (61,2kg.)

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Shane burgos (66kg.) x Billy quarantillo (65,9kg.)

Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Justin gaethje (70,5kg.) x Michael chandler (70,3kg.)

PRELIMINARY CARD

Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Alex Pereira (84,2kg) x Andreas Michailidis (83,9kg.)

Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): To the fifth (70,6kg.) x Bobby Green (70,3kg.)

Average weight (up to 83,9kg): phil hawes (84kg.) x Chris Curtis (84,3kg.)

Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Edmen shahbazyan (84kg.) x Nassourdine Imavov (83,9kg.)

Welterweight (up to 77kg): Ian Gary (76,9kg.) x jordan williams (77,3kg.)

Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Gian Villante (118,2kg.) x Chris Barnett (119,6kg.)

Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): dustin jacoby (92,3kg.) x John allan (92,9kg.)

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Melsik Baghdasaryan (65,9kg.) x Bruno Souza (67,3kg.)*

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg.): Carlos Vergara (57,7kg.)* x Ode Osbourne (56,7kg.)

*Newcomers of the night, Bruno Souza and Carlos Vergara didn't make weight