Adesanya makes weight with ease, 'takes the edge off' with pizza and confirms title fight against Blachowicz

I. Adesanya confirmed his title fight against J. Blachowicz at UFC 259. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

The three title fights are confirmed for the UFC 259, which takes place this Saturday (6), in Apex, Las Vegas. Of the fighters competing for the title, all passed the scale with ease. The highlight was the Israel adesanya, who moves up to light heavyweight (up to 93kg.) to face Jan Blachowicz, had no problems and weighed 2kg. below the division limit. The Nigerian even took a box of pizza to joke about the situation.

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Responsible for the main attraction of the night, the light heavyweight champion (up to 93kg.) Jan Blachowicz had no problems and weighed 93kg, confirming the fight against Israel adesanya.

First to weigh in, the champion Amanda nunes He weighed 65,7kg, calmly, and confirmed his presence on the card. With a calm face, the Australian Megan anderson confirmed the weight of 65,5kg and, consequently, the fight for the featherweight title.

Close to his first title defense, Petr yan reached the category limit, with 61,2kg. Now the challenger aljamain sterling, who weighed himself beforehand and easily weighed 61kg.

GLOVER TEIXEIRA MAKES WEIGHT

Immediate reservation for fight between Jan Blachowicz e Israel adesanya, the brazilian Glover Teixeira he also needed to make the official weight. He weighed 92,7kg. and, if there is any unforeseen event, he will be the substitute in combat.

BRAZILIANS ON THE CARD

Besides Amanda nunes, of the four Tupiniquin representatives, all were safe with their weight. Thiago Marreta, who was the fifth to weigh in, weighed 93,5kg. and confirmed confrontation against Aleksandar rakic. One of the last to enter the scale, Rogerio Bontorin He also passed calmly, weighing 57,1kg. and face Kai Kara France. Livinha Souza e Amanda lemos they make the duel 100% Brazilian, with both weighing 52,6kg.

Check out the weights of the UFC 259 athletes

MAIN CARD

Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Jan Blachowicz (93kg.) x Israel adesanya (91kg.) – Fight for belt

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Amanda nunes (65,7kg.) x Megan anderson (65,5kg.) – Fight for belt

Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Petr yan (61,2kg.) x aljamain sterling (61kg.) – Belt fight

Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Islam makhachev (70,7kg.) x Drew dober (70,7kg.)

Light heavyweight (up to 83,9kg): Thiago Marreta (93,5kg.) x Aleksandar rakic (93,5kg.)

PRELIMINARY CARD

Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Dominick Cruz (61,7kg.) x Casey kenney (61,7kg.)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): song yadong (61,2kg.) x Kyler Phillips (61,7kg.)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Joseph Benavidez (56,9kg.) x Askar askarov (57,6kg.)**

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Rogerio Bontorin (57,1kg.) x Kai Kara France (56,9kg.)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Tim Elliott (56,9kg.) x Jordan Espinosa (57,1kg.)

Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Kennedy Nzechukwu (93,2kg.) x Carlos Ulberg (93kg.)

Welterweight (up to 77kg): Sean brady (77,3kg.) x Jake matthews (76,9kg.)

Straw weight (up to 52,1kg): Livinha Souza (52,6kg.) x Amanda lemos (52,6kg.)

Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Uros Medic (70,7kg.) x Aalon Cruz (70,3kg.)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): mario bautista (61,4kg.) x Trevin Jones (61kg.)

*Athletes who do not compete for the titles of their respective divisions receive one pound (454g) of tolerance over the category limits.

** Askar askarov exceeded the limit of his division.

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