Hermansson and Strickland make weight easily and confirm fight at UFC Las Vegas 47

J. Hermansson and S. Strickland are protagonists of UFC Las Vegas 47. Photo: SUPER FIGHTS montage

Everything is fine for the main fight of the UFC Las Vegas 47, which takes place this Saturday (5). At the official weigh-in for the show, held this Friday (4), Jack hermansson e Sean Strickland They passed the scales without any problems and confirmed the clash at middleweight (up to 83,9kg.). Among the 26 athletes selected for the show, only Steven Peterson exceeded the established limit.

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UFC Vegas 47 protagonist Sean Strickland asks for a title fight if he wins

About to have one of the biggest fights in his career in Ultimate, Strickland arrived at the scouting location before his opponent. Calmly, the North American scored 84,1kg, using the pound (454g tolerance).

Current number six in the middleweight rankings, Hermansson also had no problems. With the same 84,1kg. of the opponent, the fighter tries to defend his place in the group and get closer to a dream fight for the belt.

In his first weigh-in as a UFC professional, Jaílton Malhadinho was in good shape. A debutant in the organization, the athlete weighed 93kg.

Responsible for trying to 'spoil the party' of his compatriot, Danilo Marques arrives at the event to erase the last performance, when he was surpassed by Kennedy Nzechukwu. To UFC Las Vegas 47, the São Paulo native weighed 93,2kg.

Only flaw

Among the 26 athletes scheduled for the event, only Steven Peterson failed the weight cut process. Representative of the confrontation that opens the main card, the athlete did not even approach the established limit.

Rival of julian erosa, the athlete scored 67,5kg., around 1,4kg. above what is required for fights without title fights at featherweight (up to 65,7kg.). His opponent fulfilled the challenge and weighed 65,9kg.

Check out the athletes' weights for UFC Las Vegas 47

MAIN CARD (21 p.m. Brasília time)

Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Jack hermansson (84,1kg.) x Sean Strickland (84,1kg.)

Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Punahele Soriano (83,9kg.) x Nick Maximov (83,9kg.)

Welterweight (up to 77kg): Shavkat Rakhmonov (77,3kg.) x Carlston Harris (76,6kg.)

Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Sam alvey (92,9kg.) x Brendan allen (92,9kg.)

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

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): julian erosa (65,9kg.) x Steven Peterson (67,5kg.)*

PRELIMINARY CARD (18 p.m. Brasília time)

Bantamweight (up to 61,2kg): Miles Johns (61,4kg) x John Castaneda (61,6kg.)

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Hakeem dawodu (66,2kg.) x Mike Trizano (65,9kg.)

Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Chidi Njōkuani (83,9kg.) x Marc-Andre Barriault (83,6kg.)

Welterweight (up to 77kg): Jason Witt (77,5kg.) x Phil Rowe (77,3kg.)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Alexis Davis (61,2kg.) x Julija Stoliarenko (61,4kg.)

Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Jaílton Malhadinho (93kg.) x Danilo Marques (93,2kg.)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Denys Bondar (56,6kg) x Malcolm Gordon (57,1kg.)

*Steven Peterson failed to make the weight cut and must pass on a percentage of his purse to his opponent;

**For fights without title fights, all athletes receive one pound (454g.) of tolerance under the official weights of the respective categories.