C. Do Bronx (left) and A. Nunes (right) are protagonists of the UFC 269. Photo: SUPER FIGHTS montage
Main stars of UFC 269, which takes place this Saturday (11), Charles of the Bronx e Amanda nunes are confirmed in the show. Champions, the Brazilians were the first to fulfill their commitments at the official weigh-in for the event, held this Friday afternoon (10), in Las Vegas (USA). Challenger to the Tupiniquin belts, Dustin poirier e Julianna Pena came soon after.
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With a calm expression, Do Bronx arrived at the measurement site just a few minutes before the weigh-ins began. In excellent shape and with his traditional glasses, the lightweight champion (up to 70,3kg) reached the category limit, with 70,3kg.
Former interim group champion, Dustin poirier It also looked beautiful. Responsible for trying to ruin the Brazilian party, the North American was slightly underweight, weighing 70,3kg.
MMA legend, Amanda nunes I didn't want to wait too long to get on the scale. The athlete was the third to weigh in and was surprised. The bantamweight champion (up to 61,2kg) weighed 61kg.
First to attend the measurements, Julianna Pena is ready to try to make history. A big underdog in the bookmakers, the Venezuelan weighed 61,2kg. and she will try to end the reign of the 'Lioness', which began in 2016.
There was some curiosity about the weigh-in of the former bantamweight champion, cody garbrandt. The athlete, who is now part of the flyweights (up to 56,7kg), met expectations and secured the 57,1kg needed for the match.
Rival of 'No Love', Kai Kara France passed below the required level. The athlete scored 56,6kg.
(Almost) all Brazilians make weight
In addition to Do Bronx and Amanda, six more Brazilians are confirmed at the event. Among those scheduled, none had problems when weighing in.
Responsible for trying to impose the second defeat on the Sean O'Malley, Raulian paiva is ready for his second challenge as a bantamweight athlete. The fighter weighed 61,4kg, while his rival weighed 61,2kg.
In front of a former champion of the organization, Peter Munhoz there will be a new quarry ahead. At 61,4kg, the Brazilian faces Dominick Cruz, which weighed 61,2kg.
The only green and yellow representative in the heavyweight rankings (up to 120,2kg), Augusto Sakai tries to end a sequence of two stumbles. The man from Paraná, who weighed 119,5kg, exchanges forces with Tai tuivasa, which scored 119,7kg.
After two great performances with the Ultimate gloves, Bruno Blindado is ready for his third commitment of the season. The athlete and his opponent, Jordan wright, weighed 84,3kg.
Promise in middle weight (up to 83,9kg.), André Sergipano makes its second clash since the great victory over Ronaldo Jacare. Both the miner and Erik Anders they weighed 84,1kg.
Of the eight Brazilians cast for the show, only Priscila Pedrita failed the weight cut. Opponent of Gillian robertson, the athlete weighed around 1,3kg. above mandatory. According to 'MMA Fighting', the Tupiniquim will continue on the show, but will have to give up part of her purse to her rival, who secured 56,6kg.
Fight canceled
One fight ended up being canceled moments before the end of the weigh-in. Interestingly, the organization's announcement came after Alex Perez had failed the weight cut.
Even more curious is the fact that Perez was not responsible for canceling the match. According to UFC management, Matt schnell, who had already made weight, will not continue in the match. There is still no information on what forced the flyweight to leave the event.
Check out the weights for UFC 269
MAIN CARD
Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Charles of the Bronx (70,3kg.) x Dustin poirier (70kg.) – Fight for the belt
Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Amanda nunes (61kg.) x Julianna Pena (61,2kg.) – Fight for the belt
Welterweight (up to 77kg): Geoff neal (77,3kg.) x Santiago Ponzinibbio (76,8kg.)
Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Kai Kara France (56,6kg.) x cody garbrandt (57,1kg.)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Raulian paiva (61,4kg.) x Sean O'Malley (61,2kg.)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Josh Emmett (65,9kg.) x Dan Ige (66,2kg.)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Peter Munhoz (61,4kg.) x Dominick Cruz (61,2kg.)
Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): August Sakai (119,5kg.) x Tai tuivasa (119,7kg.)
Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Jordan wright (84,3kg.) x Bruno Blindado (84,3kg.)
Average weight (up to 83,9kg): André Sergipano (84,1kg.) x Erik Anders (84,1kg.)
Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Miranda maverick (56,6kg.) x Erin Blanchfield (56,9kg.)
Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Alex Perez (57,2kg.)* x Matt schnell (57,1kg.) – Fight canceled
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg.): Ryan Hall (65,9kg.) x Darrick Minner (66,2kg.)
Bantamweight (up to 61,2kg): Randy Costa (61kg) x Tony Kelley (61,6kg.)
Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Gillian robertson (56,6kg.) x Priscila Pedrita (58,5kg.)**
*For fights without title disputes, all athletes have a pound (454g.) tolerance over the official weights of their respective divisions;
**You did not make weight and must pass on a percentage of your purse to your opponent.
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