P. Munhoz (left) and F. Edgar (right) face each other in the main fight of the UFC Las Vegas 7. Photo: SUPER FIGHTS montage
Everything is fine for the main fight of the UFC Las Vegas 7, which takes place this Saturday (22), in the United States. At the official weigh-in for the event, held on Friday afternoon (21), Peter Munhoz e Frankie Edgar ensured the protagonism of the show. 20 of the 22 members of the show fulfilled their commitments to the scale. Takashi Sato and Colen Born, however, had problems and their respective opponents will face each other.
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Representatives of the co-main fight, Peter Munhoz e Frankie Edgar It didn't take long for them to present themselves at the measurement site. Number five in the ranking of roosters (up to 61,2kg.), the Brazilian scored 61,6kg., making use of the pound (454g) of tolerance, and confirmed himself in one of the biggest battles of his life.
Even with a lot of experience in MMA, Frankie Edgar He is experiencing an unprecedented moment in his UFC career. Former lightweight champion (up to 70,3kg), the North American will finally make his debut in bantamweight (up to 61,2kg). For the match, the iconic fighter showed no difficulty in making weight and was even lighter than Munhoz, weighing 61,4kg.
Second Tupiniquim representative on this weekend's card, Amanda lemos confirmed her confrontation against Japanese Mizuki Inoue. Representative of flies (up to 56,7kg.), the one from Pará confirmed the same 52,3kg. of their opponent, both using the pound of tolerance.
Fights canceled
Representative of the preliminary card, Calen Born was the only fighter who did not show up at the weigh-in site. Without further explanation, the welterweight (up to 77kg) was withdrawn from the clash against Dwight Grant, which reached 76,8kg., below the established limit.
Takashi Sato was the protagonist of a curious fact. The athlete, who would be fighting the fight that would open the main card, weighed in, confirmed the limit, but ended up being removed from the show due to medical recommendations. His fight against Daniel Rodriguez was then officially removed from the program.
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An unusual change to the card happened at the last minute. As they represent the welterweight division, Daniel Rodriguez and Dwight Grant They accepted the challenge and will face each other, as their initial opponents are unable to compete. The information was confirmed shortly after weighing.
Check out the weights of the UFC Las Vegas 7 athletes
MAIN CARD (21:30 p.m., Brasília time)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Peter Munhoz (61,6kg.) x Frankie Edgar (61,4kg.)
Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Ovince St.Preux (93,2kg) x Alonzo Menifield (92,7kg.)
Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Marcin Prachnio (93,2kg.) x Mike Rodriguez (93,2kg.)
Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Maria Agapova (56,9kg.) x Shana Dobson (57,1kg.)
Welterweight (up to 77kg): Daniel Rodriguez (77,3kg) x Takashi Sato (77,3kg.)**
PRELIMINARY CARD (18:30 p.m., Brasília time)
Straw weight (up to 52,1kg): Amanda lemos (52,3kg.) x Mizuki Inoue (52,3kg.)
Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Austin Hubbard (70,7kg.) x Joe Solecki (70,5kg.)
Welterweight (up to 77kg): Dwight Grant (76,8kg.) x Calen Born*
Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Ike Villanueva (93,2kg) x Jordan wright (90,7kg.)
Welterweight (up to 77kg): Carlton Minus (77,1kg) x Matthew Semelsberger (77,1kg.)
Catchweight (up to 63,5kg.): Timur Valiev (63,5kg.) x Trevin Jones (63,2kg.)
*Did not show up for weigh-in. Fight cancelled;
**Takashi Sato he reached the limit of the welterweight division, but was prohibited by doctors from appearing in the UFC Las Vegas 7; fight canceled
***As there are no belt disputes, all athletes had a pound of tolerance over their respective weights in their categories.
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