Brazilians make weight and confirm their fights at UFC Las Vegas 17

J. Aldo weighing in for the UFC Las Vegas 17. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

There was no scare for the Brazilians who participated in the UFC Las Vegas 17, which takes place this Saturday (19). At the official weigh-in for the last event of the year, held this Friday afternoon (18), José Aldo, Michael Pereira, Marlon moraes, Taila Santos e Antonio Arroyo They fulfilled their commitment to the scale and guaranteed their presence at this weekend's event. There were no failures among the other 19 athletes.

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One of the protagonists of the show, José Aldo He went through the scale challenge again without any problems. Former featherweight champion (up to 65,7kg.) of the organization, the Brazilian, who has been playing for the bantamweights (up to 2019kg.) since December 61,2, weighed 61,6kg., using the pound (454g.) of tolerance.

Rival from Manauara in the co-main fight, Marlon Vera reached the exact limit of the division, with 61,2kg. The Ecuadorian tries to confirm his good form after the victory over Sean O'Malley.

Former bantamweight title challenger, Marlon moraes returns to active duty two months after his hard setback for Cory Sandhagen. At 61,4kg, the Friburgo native will face Rob font, which guaranteed 61,6kg.

Known as 'Flying Paraense', Michael Pereira is back in the Octagon this Saturday. Representative of the welterweight weight class (up to 77kg), the athlete weighed 77,1kg. and will try to promote another show to the fans. He faces the dangerous Khaos Williams, which weighed 76,8kg.).

Still on the main card, Taila Santos confirmed the clash against Gillian robertson. The Santa Catarina native, who fights at flyweight (up to 56,7kg), weighed in at 57,1kg, slightly heavier than her rival, at 56,6kg.

Tupiniquim representative in the first half of the event, Antonio Arroyo has a catchweight commitment (up to 88,5kg) against Deron Winn. The Brazilian weighed 88kg. and the opponent weighed 88,2kg.

Main fight confirmed

Responsible for starring in the last fight of the night, Stephen Thompson e Geoff neal they didn't disappoint. Neal showed up first for the weigh-in and secured 77,5kg. Thompson, in turn, weighed 77,1kg.

The clash could bring Stephen closer to a future title fight, which belongs to Kamaru Usman. Geoff, in turn, could make a big leap in the category if he overcomes his opponent this weekend.

Check out the UFC Las Vegas 17 weights

MAIN CARD

Welterweight (up to 77kg): Stephen Thompson (77,1kg.) x Geoff neal (77,5kg.)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): José Aldo (61,6kg.) x Marlon Vera (61,2kg.)

Welterweight (up to 77kg): Michael Pereira (77,1kg.) x Khaos Williams (76,8kg.)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Marlon moraes (61,4kg.) x Rob font (61,6kg.)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Gillian robertson (56,6kg.) x Taila Santos (57,1kg.)

Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Marcin tybura (115,6kg.) x Greg hardy (120,6kg.)

PRELIMINARY CARD

Welterweight (up to 77kg): Anthony Pettis (77,1kg.) x alex morono

Bantamweight (61,2kg): sijara eubanks (61,6kg.) x Pannie kianzad (61,4kg.)

Catch weight (up to 88,5kg): Deron Winn (88,2kg.) x Antonio Arroyo (88kg.)

Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Tafon Nchukwi (84,3kg.) x Jamie Pickett (83,6kg.)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Jimmy Flick (56,6kg.) x cody durden (57,1kg.)

Paired weight (up to 72,5kg): Carlton Minus (72,1kg) x Christos Giagos (72,3kg.)