Glover Teixeira and Jan Blachowicz make weight and confirm title fight at UFC 267

J. Blachowicz and G. Teixeira confirmed their fight for the light heavyweight belt in the UFC 267 (Photo: Montage/SUPER FIGHTS)

In the early hours of this Friday (29), the 30 athletes scheduled for the 15 fights of the UFC 267 they passed the last challenge before entering the octagon: the scale. Protagonists of the event, the champion Jan Blachowicz and the challenger Glover Teixeira They made weight with ease and confirmed their fight for the light heavyweight belt (up to 93 kg) in the main fight of the card.

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The co-main fight, which promotes the dispute for the interim bantamweight belt (up to 61,2 kg) is also on. Petr yan e Cory Sandhagen, who face each other for the title, fulfilled their weight obligations.

One of the main highlights of the star-studded card, Khamzat Shimaev I was scared at the weigh-in. The Swede, who has been away from the Octagon for a year due to serious complications related to Covid-19, needed two attempts and the use of a towel to reach 77,5 kg, the limit for the welterweight division in non-title fights. . Chimaev faces li jingliang on the main card of the event.

Of the 30 athletes who stepped on the scale, only one exceeded the weight limit for their category. Russian Damir Ismagulov scored 74,1 kg, almost 4 kg above the lightweight division limit (up to 70,4 kg). As a result, the fight against compatriot Magomed Mustafaev was canceled by Ultimate.

MAIN CARD (15pm Brasília time)

Light Heavyweight: Jan Blachowicz (92,9 kg) x Glover Teixeira (92,9 kg)

Bantamweight: Petr yan (61,2 kg) x Cory Sandhagen (61,2 kg)

Lightweight: Islam makhachev (70,5 kg) x Dan Hooker (70,7 kg)

Heavyweight: Alexander Volkov (up to 119,2 kg) x Marcin tybura (112,9 kg)

Welterweight Weight: li jingliang (77,5 kg) x Khamzat Shimaev (77,5 kg)

Light Heavyweight: Magomed Ankalayev (93,2 kg) x Volkan oezdemir (93,2 kg)

PRELIMINARY CARD (11:30 am, Brasília time)

Straw weight: Amanda ribas (52,3 kg) x Virna jandiroba (52,6 kg)

Feather weight: Ricardo Carcacinha (66,2 kg) x Zubaira Tukhugov (66,2 kg)

Average weight: Albert Duraev (84,3 kg) x Roman Kopylov (84,3 kg)

Welterweight Weight: Elizeu Capoeira (77,3 kg) x Benoit Sait-Denis (77,5 kg)

Light Heavyweight: Shamil Gamzatov (93,4 kg) x Michal Oleksiejczuk (93,4 kg)

Feather weight: mawan amirkhani (66,2 kg) x Lerone murphy (66,2 kg)

Average weight: Hu Yaozong (84,3 kg) x Andre Petroski (84,3 kg)

Lightweight: Magomed Mustafaev (69,3 kg) x Damir Ismagulov (74,1 kg)*

Fly weight: Tagir Ulanbekov (56,6 kg) x Allan Puro Osso (57 kg)

*fight canceled