C. Velasquez (left) defends heavyweight belt against A. Pezão (right) at UFC 160. Photo: Reproduction/Youtube
The Brazilian Antonio Pezão He's ready for the biggest challenge of his career. Escalated to face Cain Velazquez for the heavyweight belt, next Saturday (25), the athlete from Paraíba successfully passed the last challenge: the scale.
In the traditional weigh-in that precedes the event, the champion weighed 108,9 kg, while Pezão weighed 119,4 kg, close to the limit of the heavyweight division. After stepping on the scale, the Brazilian did not hide his optimism for the triumph. “I know it’s a great opportunity for me. I am well trained to put on a great show and win the belt,” he said.
In addition to Pezão, the show's fight program features two more Brazilians in action. junior gypsy, who returns to the octagon to face Mark Hunt, weighed 108,5 kg, well below the limit for the heavyweight category. Already Glover Teixeira, who will face James Te Huna, weighed in at exactly 93 kg, the maximum weight in the light heavyweight division.
Despite the success of the protagonists of the main fights, not all athletes passed the scale challenge. Nah-Shon Burrell, between welterweights, and Khabib Nurmagomedov, in the lightweight division, they were above the limits of their categories and will have one hour to reach the regulatory weight.
Check out the official UFC 160 weigh-in results below:
Up to 120 kg.: Cain Velazquez (108,9 kg.)vs. Antonio Pezão (119,4 kg.);
Up to 120 kg.: junior gypsy (108,5 kg.) vs. Mark Hunt (119,8 kg.);
Up to 93,0 kg.: Glover Teixeira (93 kg.) vs. James Te Huna (93,5 kg.);
Up to 70,3 kg.: TJ Grant (70,3 kg.) vs. Gray Maynard (70,8 kg.);
Up to 70,3 kg.: Donald Cerrone (70,3 kg.) vs. KJ Noons (70,8 kg.);
Preliminary Card
Up to 77,0 kg.: Mike pyle vs. Rick Story (76,7 kg.);
Up to 65,8 kg.: Dennis Bermudez (66,2 kg.) vs. Max Holloway (65,8 kg.);
Up to 77,0 kg.: Colton Smith (77 kg.) vs. Robert whittaker (77,6 kg.);
Up to 70,3 kg.: Khabib Nurmagomedov (71,2)* vs. Abel Trujillo (70,3 kg.);
Up to 77,0 kg.: Nah-Shon Burrell (78 kg.)* vs. Stephen Thompson (77 kg.);
Up to 61,2 kg.: Brian Bowles vs. George Roop (61,2 kg.);
Up to 65,8 kg.: Estevan Payan (65,8 kg.) vs. Jeremy Stephens (66,2 kg.);
* Fighter will have a period of one hour to lose excess weight;
** Fights that are not valid for a belt have a tolerance of 0,5 kg.
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