B. Correia (left) does not make weight and will receive punishment from the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube
Not all Brazilians had a peaceful morning at the official weigh-in UFC 237 this Friday (10). At bantamweight (up to 62,1kg.) Bethe Correia weighed two kilos above the limit for his category and will receive a financial penalty from the organization. The opponent of massaranduba, Diego Ferreira, claimed that he had kidney stones and had to leave the event.
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With the exception of two situations, the rest of the athletes managed to make weight and confirmed their presence at the event, which takes place this Saturday (11), in Rio de Janeiro.
With 12 fights, Ultimate reaches its 10th edition in the 'marvelous city'. Jéssica 'Bate-Estaca' will perform in the main fight on Saturday night, facing the North American and current strawweight champion, Rose namajunas. The belt holder agreed to put her title on the line at her opponent's 'home', which will have a fervent audience in her favor.
This year, as a complement to the card, Ultimate presented Brazilians with the possibility of ending the night with another Brazilian holding the belt in a division of the company. Of the four female categories, Brazil occupies first place in two, with Amanda nunes, bantamweight champion ((up to 61,2kg.) and featherweight (up to 65,7kg.).
The other athletes also confirmed their duels after managing to beat the weight limit for their divisions. Of the 16 compatriots who stepped on the scale this morning, only Bethe Correia failed to fulfill its commitment.
Visibly disappointed and dejected, Bethe stepped on the scale around 10:30 am. With a sad expression, the Brazilian weighed around two kg more than her opponent, the Mexican Irene aldana. The Brazilian will lose part of her purse, in case of victory, and will have to pass on a portion of the money to her opponent.
In addition to the title fight, the company tried to bring in big names in the sport to enhance the card. José Aldo, Anderson Silva, Rogério Minotouro e Bj penn These are some of the fighters who will enter the Octagon this Saturday.
Former UFC champions, José Aldo e Anderson Silva They had no problems facing the scale. In similar situations in their careers, athletes are close to ending their careers and are going through the last weight cuts in their MMA career.
Although close to retirement, Anderson and Aldo face different situations in their divisions. The 'Spider', who was one of the most dominant champions in the history of Ultimate, today finds himself in 14th position in the middleweight category (up to 83,9kg).
Aldo, in turn, is still, before Saturday, number one in the featherweight division (up to 65,7kg), behind only Max Holloway. José has already publicly stated that he wants to leave MMA and, after his commitment to UFC 237, just one more fight on his contract.
Fight canceled
The duel that would mark the Brazilian dispute between the charismatic Francisco Massaranduba against compatriot Carlos Diego Ferreira it was canceled by the organization this Friday morning. With kidney stones, Carlos did not attend the weigh-in. Consequently, the fight will not take place, given that there is no time to replace the athlete. Even without an opponent, massaranduba He made a point of stepping up to the plate and fulfilling his commitment to Ultimate.
The ceremonial weigh-in will take place at 17pm this Friday, when the athletes will do the traditional face-offs.
UFC 237 fights
MAIN CARD (23pm Brasília time)
Rose namajunas (52kg.) x Jessica andrade (52kg.)
Jared Cannonier (83,6kg.) x Anderson Silva (83,8kg.)
Jose aldo (66,2kg.) x Alexander Volkanovsky (65,9kg.)
Thiago 'Pitbull' (77kg.) x Laureano Staropoli (77.kg.)
Francisco'massaranduba' (70kg.) x Carlos Diego Ferreira (Fight cancelled)
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 92,2kg.) x Ryan spann (92,5kg.)
PRELIMINARY CARD (19:15 p.m. Brasília time)
Thiago Moses (70,2kg) x Kurt holobaugh (70kg.)
Irene aldana (61,2kg.) x Bethe Correia* (63,4kg.)
BJ Penn (70,5kg.) x Clay guida (69,6kg.)
Luan Carolina (56,4kg.) x Priscilla Cachoeira (56,9kg)
Warlley alves (70kg.) x Sergio Moraes (70kg.)
Raoni barcelos (61,4kg.) x Carlos Huachin (51,4kg.)
Talita Bernando (60,9kg.) x Viviane Araujo (59,6kg.)
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