With a smooth weigh-in, Frankie Edgar and Zumbi Coreano guarantee the main fight of UFC Busan

There were no surprises at the weigh-ins that guaranteed presence at UFC Busan, in South Korea, which takes place this Saturday (21). For the last card of the year, 26 athletes fulfilled their commitments on the scales and were ready to exchange forces in the octagon. The protagonist of the event is Jung Chan Sung and Frankie Edgar, which raised public awareness during the counting of weights that took place this Friday morning (20).

Fighting 'at home', Jung Chan Sung, known in the MMA world as 'Korean zombie', he didn't need much to show that he is the fans' favorite for this weekend. The athlete stepped on the scale and scored 66,2kg, guaranteeing the featherweight limit (up to 65,7kg) and making use of the pound (0,454g) tolerance.

Completing another fight as the protagonist of the night for Ultimate, Frankie Edgar, this Saturday, will have a different appointment. After all, this was the first time that the North American accepted a fight with less than two weeks left to prepare. This happened due to an injury to Brian ortega, who was supposed to face Sung in the main event of the event.

Edgar, who was supposed to make his debut in the bantamweight division in January, agreed to postpone the migration and agreed to have another clash in his old category. As he was in the process of losing weight, the fighter had no difficulty weighing the same 66,2kg. of your rival.

Responsible for representing Brazil on the 'other side of the world', three Brazilian athletes also remained within the limits of their divisions.

First to climb into the octagon, Amanda lemos weighed 52,6kg. and secured the fight against Marina Granger in the fly category (up to 52,7kg.).

Shortly thereafter, Raoni barcelos accounted for 61,7kg. and confirmed its presence in the dangerous battle against Said Nurmagomedov, who scored the same weight as the Brazilian.

Alexandre pantoja It will be another athlete to take the 'green and yellow' to the octagon. The athlete did not find it difficult to reach the same 57,2kg. of your rival, Matt schnell.

Check out the UFC Busan weigh-ins

MAIN CARD

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Frankie Edgar (66,2 kg.) x Chan sung jung (66,2 kg.)

Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Volkan oezdemir (93,4 kg.) x Aleksandar rakic (93,4 kg.)

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Doo Ho Choi (66,2kg) x Charles Jourdain (66,2 kg.)

Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Da Un Jung (93,4 kg.) x Mike Rodriguez (93,4 kg.)

Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Jun Yong Park (84,4 kg.) x Marc-Andre Barriault (84,4 kg.)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Kyung Ho Kang (61,7 kg.) x Pingyuan Liu (61,7 kg.)

PRELIMINARY CARD

Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Tanner Boser (111,7 kg.) x Cyryl Gane (112,9 kg.)

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): seung woo choi (66,2 kg.) x Suman Mokhtarian (65,8 kg.)

Lightweight (up to 70,3kg.): Dong Hyun Ma (70,8kg.) x Omar Morales (70,8 kg.)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Alexandre pantoja (57,2 kg.) x Matt schnell (57,2 kg.)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Raoni barcelos (61,7 kg.) x Said Nurmagomedov (61,7 kg.)

Straw weight (up to 52,7kg): Miranda granger (52,6 kg.) x Amanda lemos (52,6 kg.)

Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg.): Alateng Heili (61,7 kg.) x Ryan Benoit (61,7 kg.)

*As there are no belt disputes, all athletes received a pound (0,454g) allowance over the official weight of their respective divisions.