Brandon Moreno and Brandon Royval make weight and confirm main fight for UFC Mexico at weigh-in that saw another Brazilian fail

B. Moreno celebrates after making weight for the UFC Mexico (Photo: Reproduction/Youtube)

All ready for UFC Mexico. At the official weigh-in for the event that will take place this Saturday (24), 24 of the 26 selected athletes fulfilled their commitments on the scale and confirmed their positions on the card. Protagonists of the show, Brandon Moreno e Brandon royval They had no problems with weight and were guaranteed the main fight of the show.

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Former flyweight champion, Brandon Moreno He was the first athlete at the official weigh-in to fulfill his obligation with the scales and weighed 56,6kg. In the last 30 minutes of the measurement, it was time to Brandon royval weighs in and weighs 57,1kg, confirming the main fight this Saturday (24). Highlights from the co-main fight, Yair Rodriguez e Brian ortega they measured the same weight (66,2kg) and confirmed the second most important fight on Saturday night (24).

Brazilian representatives on the card UFC Mexico, Raoni barcelos (61,2kg), Mateus Bocão (57,1kg) and Lip Detona (56,2kg) fulfilled their obligations on the scale, as did their respective opponents Christian Quinonez (61,2kg), Jesus Santos Aguilar (57,1kg), Victor Altamirano (56,6kg).

The sad note is due to Daniel Miojo (57,6kg) which exceeded the fly division limit by around 0,4kg, however, Daniel Chairez, his opponent, also didn't help himself and scored 59,4kg, just over 1,5kg above the category limit.

UFC Mexico weigh-in results

MAIN CARD (00pm Brasília time)

Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Brandon Moreno (56,6kg) x Brandon royval (57,1kg)

Featherweight (up to 56,7 kg): Yair Rodriguez (66,2kg) x Brian ortega (66,2kg)

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Daniel Zellhuber (70,7kg) x Francisco Prado (70,7kg)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Raúl Rosas Jr. (61,6kg) x Ricky Turcios (61,6kg)

Straw weight (up to 52,1 kg): Yazmin Jauregui (52,1kg) x Sam Hughes (52,1kg)

PRELIMINARY CARD (21pm Brasília time)

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Manuel Torres (70,3 kg) x Chris Duncan (70,7 kg)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Christian Quinonez (61,2kg) x Raoni barcelos (61,2kg)

Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Jesus Santos Aguilar (57,1 kg) x Mateus Bocão (57,1kg)

Flyweights (up to 56,7 kg): Edgar Chairez (59,4kg*) x Daniel Miojo (57,6kg*)

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Claudio Puelles placeholder image (70,7kg) x fares ziam (70,7kg)

Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Ronaldo Rodriguez (57,1kg) x Denys Bondar (57,1kg)

Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Victor Altamirano (56,6kg) x Lip Detona (56,2kg)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Erik Silva (57,1 kg) x Muhammadjon Naimov (66,2 kg)