Barboza sets weight for title fight and confirms battle against Chikadze at UFC Las Vegas 35

E. Barboza weighing in for the UFC Las Vegas 35. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Everything is fine for the main fight of the UFC Las Vegas 35. At the official weigh-in, held this Friday afternoon (27), Edson Barboza passed the scale without problems and confirmed the battle against Giga Chikadze this Saturday (27). ‘Finalists’The Ultimate Fighter' (TUF) 29, BryanBattle, Gilbert Urbina, Ricky Turcios and Brady Hiestand also guaranteed their presence on the show.

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Featherweight highlights (up to 65,7kg.), Edson Barboza He appeared calm when he arrived at the measurement site. In great physical shape, the Friborg native weighed 65,7kg, a title fight weight.

Brazilian's opponent in the main fight, Giga Chikadze There were no problems either. At 65,9kg, the combatant confirms the most anticipated duel of the show.

Finalist of the ‘The Ultimate Fighter 29’, Bruan Battle is ready for the biggest challenge of his career to date. Representative of the middle weight (up to 83,9kg), the athlete scored 84,1kg, while Gilbert Urbina weighed 84,3kg.

Another TUF finalist, this time in the bantamweight division (up to 61,2kg), Ricky Turcios weighed 61,2kg. The fighter was slightly lighter than his rival, Brady Hiestand, who weighed 61,4kg.).

Brazilian representative, in addition to Barboza, Wellington Turman is ready for his fifth commitment in Ultimate. The Tupiniquim and his opponent, Sam alvey, remained at the same weight, at 84,1kg.

Only flaw

The only failure among the competitors was scored by Mana Martinez. Bantamweight representative (up to 61,2kg), the athlete exceeded the limit by more than 1,5kg. The fighter, however, is going through a personal drama. Recently, the athlete lost a team member to Covid-19.

Martinez's opponent, Guido cannetti weighed 61,4kg. The fighter agreed to continue in the event, even at a lower weight than his rival, and must receive a percentage of his opponent's purse.

Check out the athletes' weights for UFC Las Vegas 35

MAIN CARD

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Edson Barboza (65,7kg.) x Giga Chikadze (65,9kg.)

Average weight (up to 83,9kg): BryanBattle (84,1kg.) x Gilbert Urbina (84,3kg.)

Bantamweight (up to 61,2kg.): Ricky Turcios (61,2kg.) x Brady Hiestand (61,4kg.)

Welterweight (up to 77kg): Kevin Lee (77,3kg.) x Daniel Rodriguez (77,5kg.)

Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Andre Petroski (84,1kg.) x Michael Gillmore (83,4kg.)

Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Makhmud Muradov (83,6kg.) x Gerald meerschaert (83,9kg.)

PRELIMINARY CARD

Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Abdul Razak Alhassan (84,1kg.) x Alessio di chirico (84,1kg.)

Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Sam alvey (84,1kg.) x Wellington Turman (84,1kg.)

Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): dustin jacoby (92,3kg.) x Darren stewart (92,7kg.)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): JJ Aldrich (56,6kg.) x Vanessa Demopoulos (56,9kg.)

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Jamall Emmers (65,9kg.) x pat sabatini (65,9kg.)

Bantamweight (up to 61,2kg): Mana Martinez (63,5kg)* x Guido cannetti (61,4kg.)

*Exceeded the bantamweight limit. Athlete must pass on a percentage of their purse to their opponent.