J. Aldo weighing in for the UFC 251. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
All three title fights confirmed UFC 251, which takes place this Saturday (11), in Abu Dhabi. Of the six protagonists of the show, only José Aldo e Jorge masvidal They needed the towel to reach the limits of their divisions, but, without any major scares, they confirmed their presence at the weigh-in that took place this Friday morning (10). Of the 26 athletes scheduled for the show, only Brazilians Raulian paiva e Vanessa melo failed in the process.
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Responsible for appearing in the main fight, the welterweight champion (up to 77kg.) Kamaru Usman didn't wait long to get to the scale. Relaxed, the Nigerian had no problems and confirmed exactly 77,1kg, within the limit.
Last minute call to replace Gilbert Durinho At the event, there was a lot of expectation for the weight cut of Jorge masvidal. The North American arrived at the scene playing, but had to take off all his clothes to avoid risk. After a little tension, the athlete confirmed the same weight as his opponent and celebrated the feat.
The co-main fight will mark the reunion of Alexander Volkanovsky e Max Holloway. Repeating the confrontation held in December last year, the Australian, now as a challenger, weighed in before his opponent. Appearing calm, the Hawaiian weighed 65,7kg, the same as his opponent, who appeared next.
Close to the biggest fight of his career, Petr yan did not find it difficult to confirm himself in the confrontation against José Aldo, which will promote the new bantamweight champion (up to 61,2kg.). The Russian was one of the first to step on the scale and checked the exact weight of his division.
There was a lot of apprehension about Aldo's scouting this Friday. Even though he performed well at the weigh-in on his debut in the new category, in December, José had not yet been forced to drop to the weight limit for the category (this happens when competing for a belt). The manauara appeared calm, but requested the use of a towel. After a few seconds of tension, the inspector confirmed 61,2kg, and, consequently, the fight for the title.
Brazilian squad
Of the eight Brazilian representatives, six fulfilled their commitments with the scale. In addition to Aldo, Jessica Andrade, Amanda ribas, Elizeu Capoeira, Leo Santos, Karol Rosa They had no problems with the measurements.
'Bate-Estaca' will have a rematch against Rose namajunas; Ribas will exchange forces against paige vanzant; Capoeira will face muslim salikhov; Santos, Roman Bogatov and Rosa, the compatriot Vanessa melo.
Only flaws
Not all Brazilians managed to make it through the weight cut without any problems. Escalated to face the dangerous Zhalgas Zhumagulov, Raulian paiva He was unable to dehydrate well and exceeded his fly limit by almost 2kg.
Responsible for the only confrontation between Brazilians, Vanessa melo He also failed to fulfill his commitment to the scales and ended up being above the rooster limit (up to 61,2kg).
Both Melo and Paiva are expected to lose a percentage of their scholarships to their rivals.
Check out the weights of the UFC 251 athletes
MAIN CARD
Welterweight (up to 77,1kg): Kamaru Usman (77,1kg.) x Jorge masvidal (77,1kg.) – Fight for belt
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Alexander Volkanovsky (65,7kg.) x Max Holloway (65,7kg.) – Fight for belt
Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Petr yan (61,2kg.) x José Aldo (61,2kg.) – Fight for belt
Straw weight (up to 52,1kg): Jessica Stacker (52,1kg.) x Rose namajunas (52,6kg.)
Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Amanda ribas (57,1kg.) x paige vanzant (57,1kg.)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Volkan oezdemir (93,2kg.) x Jiri Prochazka (92,9kg.)
Welterweight (up to 77kg): Elizeu Capoeira (77,5kg.) x muslim salikhov (77,5kg.)
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): mawan amirkhani (66,2kg.) x Danny henry (66,2kg.)
Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Leo Santos (70,7kg.) x Roman Bogatov (70,5kg.)
Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Marcin tybura (114,3kg.) x Maxim grishin (101,1kg.)
Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Raulian paiva (58,5k.g)* x Zhalgas Zhumagulov (57,1kg.)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Karol Rosa (61,6kg.) x Vanessa melo (63,9kg.) *
Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Martin Day (61,6kg.) x davey grant (61,6kg.)
*Raulian and Melo broke the limits of their divisions;
**Athletes who are not competing for a belt receive one pound (454g) of tolerance over the limits of their respective categories.
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