'New McGregor', Paddy Pimblett makes weight and confirms participation in UFC London

P. Pimblett achieved his goal and made weight for the UFC London. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Before climbing into the octagon of UFC London, Paddy Pimblett he had to face his first opponent, the scale. This Friday (18), calmly, the fighter considered the 'new McGregor' by enthusiasts found no difficulty in weighing 70,3kg. and confirm your fight with Rodrigo vargas – who made the same weight – on the main card. Furthermore, all 24 athletes met their goal.

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Now for the main fight of the night, Tom aspinall e Alexander Volkov They also passed the measurements without any major problems. In a fight valid for heavyweights (up to 120,2kg), the Englishman scored 114,3kg. and arrived lighter than the Russian, at 114,7kg.

The only Brazilian on the card UFC London, Luana Dread She also didn't disappoint and weighed in at 57,1kg, while her opponent, the Englishwoman Molly McCann, appeared at 56,7kg.

Additionally, there was a certain tension to cutting weight from Dan Hooker, who returns to the featherweight division (up to 65,7kg.). The New Zealander, however, arrived lighter than expected and reached the established ceiling. On the other hand, the promise arnold allen weighed 66,2kg.

Check out the athletes' weights for UFC London

MAIN CARD

Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Alexander Volkov (114,7 kg) x Tom aspinall (114,3 kg)

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): arnold allen (66,2 kg) vs. Dan Hooker (65,7 kg)

Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Paddy Pimblett (70,3 kg) x kazula vargas (70,3 kg)

Welterweight (up to 77kg): Gunnar Nelson (77,5kg) x Takashi Sato (77,1 kg)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Molly McCann (56,6 kg) x Luana 'Dread' (57,1 kg)

Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Jai Herbert (70,3 kg) vs. Ilia Topuria (70,7 kg)

PRELIMINARY CARD

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Mike Grundy (65,7 kg) vs. mawan amirkhani (66,2 kg)

Heavyweight (up to 120,2kg): Shamil Abdurakhimov (117kg) x Sergei Pavlovich (115,2 kg)

Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Nikita Krylov (92,9 kg) vs. Paul Craig (93,4 kg)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Jack shore (61,6 kg) vs Timur Valliev (61,6 kg)

Straw weight (up to 52,1kg): Cory Mckenna (52,1 kg) x Elise Reed (52,1 kg)

Muhammad Mokayev (56,9 kg) x cody durden (57,1 kg)

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