'Brazilian squad' dominates the scales and guarantees presence at UFC Las Vegas 88

Thiago Moses is one of the Brazilians at UFC Vegas 88. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/UFC Brasil

The Brazilian troops that make up the preliminary card of the UFC Las Vegas 88 He put on a show of professionalism at the official weigh-in held this Friday (15). No scares, Josiane Nunes, Jafel Filho, Jacqueline Amorim e Thiago Moses registered their weights within the limits of their respective categories, confirming their presence in the event that will be held this Saturday (16).

In the first wave of athletes to step on the scale, Jafel Filho was the pioneer, weighing 56,7kg at featherweight. Right away, Josiane Nunes, who recently dealt with speculation about his category, silenced critics by weighing 61,2kg in the bantamweight division, a 'championship weight'. The fighters come face to face with Ode Osbourne e Chelsea Chandler.

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Thiago Moses, Brazilian representative in the light weights, didn't do anything less and weighed in at 70,5kg. Closing the green-yellow participation with a flourish, Jacqueline Amorim scored 52,6kg in the strawweight category. They face Mitch Ramirez (70,5kg.) and Cory Mckenna (52,3kg.), respectively.

Na fight main of the night, Tai tuivasa e Marcin tybura they also confirmed their weights, with the Australian weighing 120,4kg and the Pole 112kg.

Check out the athletes' weights for UFC Las Vegas 88

MAIN CARD (20pm Brasília time)

Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Tai tuivasa (120,4kg.) x Marcin tybura (112kg.)

Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): BryanBattle (77,1kg.) x Ange Loosa (77,5kg.)

Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Ovince St Preux (96,4kg.) x Kennedy Nzechukwu (93kg.)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Christian rodriguez (65,7kg.) x Isaac Dulgarian (65,9kg.)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Pannie kianzad (61,6kg.) x Macy chiasson (61,4kg.)

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Gerald meerschaert (85,1kg.) x Bryan barberena (84,3kg.)

PRELIMINARY CARD (17pm Brasília time)

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Nathan Levy (70,9kg.)* x Mike Davis (70,5kg.)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Josiane Nunes (61,2kg.) x Chelsea Chandler (62,1kg.)*

Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Jafel Filho (56,7kg.) x Ode Osbourne (56,9kg.)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Joshua Culibao (66,2kg.) x Danny Silva (67,3kg.)*

Straw weight (up to 52,1 kg): Jacqueline Amorim (52,6kg.) x Cory Mckenna (52,3kg.)

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Thiago Moses (70,5kg.) x Mitch Ramirez (70,5kg.)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Charalampos Grigoriou (61,6kg.) x Chad Anheliger (61,2kg.)

* In non-belt fights, athletes have a 1 pound (0,454g) tolerance over the official weights of their respective categories.

** Nathan Levy, Chelsea Chandler e Danny Silva they were above the weight limit, already considering the pound tolerance.