V. Macedo does not make weight for the UFC Sao Paulo. Photo: VH Gonzaga
Of the 24 athletes who will perform at the UFC Sao Paulo, which takes place this Saturday (16), three athletes failed the official weigh-in, which took place this Friday morning (15). The representatives of the first fight of the night, Vanessa melo e Tracy Cortez, were around 250g above the rooster limit (up to 61,2kg.) and weighed 61,9g, making use of the pound (0,454g.) tolerance. Called at the last minute to face Ariane Lipski, Isabela de Pádua also did not make the weight limit.
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Everything went normally during practically the entire weigh-in. With just one hour since the start of the counting, 21 athletes had already passed through the room where the measurements were carried out.
With 10 minutes remaining for the official closing of the counts, Tracy Cortez came up and needed to take off all his clothes to try to get to the limit of the cocks. The attempt was in vain. The fighter weighed around 250g above the established limit and did not hide her frustration after the incident.
Vanessa melo emerged shortly thereafter. With a dejected expression, the Brazilian also tried to reach the limit of the division by taking off her clothes. The combatant, however, weighed the same 61,9kg. of its rival.
According to those responsible for weighing in, the athletes will not lose part of their purse, as they both had the same measurement.
Urgently called upon to help save the Brazilian card, Isabela de Pádua was another fighter who failed to make weight. The fighter, who was invited to face Ariane Lipski, weighed around 3kg. above your opponent. Lipski's team has not yet confirmed whether the Brazilian will continue on the show.
Alligator Tranquility
For the first time in the light heavyweight division, Ronaldo Jacare He looked calm during Thursday's weigh-in. The man from Espírito Santo was already calm yesterday, during the 'media day' and, as he didn't have to go through a severe cut, as in other times, he was one of the first to go through the scales. The former middleweight weighed in at 92,9g, around 100g below what was required.
Ronaldo will make his debut in the division dominated by Jon Jones and face the dangerous Jan Blachowicz, who also weighed in the same way as his opponent.
Shogun confirmed
Mauritius Shogun He also had a smooth weight cut. Around 11am, the former light heavyweight champion arrived for the weigh-in without any worries and weighed 93,4kg, using the pound tolerance. The legendary athlete will face Paul Craig, which was approximately 500g. below the rival.
All the other fighters reached the weight limit without any problems and confirmed their appearances on the São Paulo card.
Check the weight of the athletes for UFC São Paulo
MAIN CARD (22 p.m. Brasília time)
Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Ronaldo Jacare (92,9kg.) x Jan Blachowicz (92,9kg.)
Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Mauritius Shogun (93,4kg.) x Paul Craig (92,9kg.)
Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Charles of the Bronx (70,2kg.) x Jared gordon (70,7kg.)
Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Antonio Arroyo (83,8kg.) x André Sergipano (84,3kg.)
Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Markus Maluko (84,3kg.) x Wellington Turman (84,3kg.)
PRELIMINARY CARD (19 p.m. Brasília time)
Welterweight (up to 77kg): Serginho Moraes (77,5) vs. James Krause (170,5)
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Ricardo Carcacinha (146) x Eduardo Garagorri (65,9kg.)
Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Francisco Massaranduba (70,2kg.)x Bobby Green (70,7kg.)
Welterweight (up to 77kg): Warlley alves (77,5kg.) x Randy Brown (77,5kg.)
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Douglas D'Silva (65,9kg.)x Renan Barao (66,2kg.)
Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Ariane Lipski (56,6kg.) x Isabella of Padua (59,1kg.)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Vanessa melo (61,9kg.) x Tracy Cortez (61,9kg.)
*As there are no belts involved, all athletes had a one pound (0,454g) tolerance over the official weight for their divisions.
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