Moraes and Rivera make weight and UFC Utica main fight is confirmed

All fighters on the card managed to make weight. Marlon, without appearing to suffer from weight loss, was 300g below the permitted limit

J. Rivera (L) and M. Moraes (R) face each other in the main fight at UFC Utica on Friday (01). (Photo: Reproduction/Instagram UFC)

On the morning of this Thursday (31st) the weigh-in for UFC Utica was held, where the 26 fighters managed to reach the weight goal. The Brazilian Marlon moraes He was one of the first to step on the scale weighing 61,4kg and was 300g below the category limit. Marlon's opponent, Jimmie rivera weighed 61,1kg.

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The co-main event fighters, Gregor Gillespie e Vinc Pichel also confirmed the clash. Gillespie scored 70,6kg on the scale and Pichel 70,5kg.

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Brazilians Gleison Tibau and Johnny Eduardo They also managed to make weight effortlessly. Tibau weighed 70,4kg in the lightweight division and Eduardo reached the bantamweight target at 61,6kg. His opponents, Desmond Green and Nathaniel Wood They also made weight.

UFC Utica

Main Card
Bantamweight (up to 61,7kg): Jimmie rivera (61,1kg) x Marlon moraes (61,4kg)
Light weight (up to 70,8kg): Gregor Gillespie (70,6kg) x Vinc Pichel (70,7kg)
Heavy weight (up to 120,6kg): Walt Harris (114,8kg) x Daniel Spitz (110,6kg)
Welterweight (up to 77,6kg): Jake ellenberger (77,3kg) x Ben Saunders (76,8kg)
Featherweight (up to 66,2kg): Julio Maple (66kg) x Daniel Teymur (66,1kg)
Light heavyweight (up to 93,4kg): Gian Villante (93,1kg) x Sam alvey (92,9kg)
Preliminary Card
Flyweight (up to 57,2kg): sijara eubanks (57kg) x Lauren Murphy (57kg)
Light weight (up to 70,8kg): Nik lentz (70,5kg) x David Teymur (70,7kg)
Welterweight (up to 77,6kg): Belal Muhammad | (77,2kg) x Chance Rencountre (77,4kg)
Lightweight (up to 70,8kg): Desmond Green (70,5kg) x Gleison Tibau (70,4kg)
Strawweight (up to 52,6kg): Jessica Aguilar (52,2kg) x Jodie Esquibel (52,3kg)
Bantamweight (up to 61,7kg): Johnny Eduardo (61,6kg) x Nathaniel Wood (61,4kg)
Flyweight (up to 57,2kg): Jarred Brooks (57,1kg) x Jose Torres (56,8kg)

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