Charles do Bronx fails to make weight cut before title defense at UFC 274

C. From the Bronx weighing in for the UFC 274. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube @superlutas

Drama for Brazil. Big star of UFC 274, which takes place this Saturday (7), Charles of the Bronx failed to make the weight cut for his title defense against Justin gaethje. In the measurement process, carried out this Friday (6), the São Paulo native exceeded the lightweight limit (up to 70,3kg) by around 220g. The athlete will have around 1 hour to try to fulfill the commitment.

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Close to what could mark his second title defense, Do Bronx is experiencing real drama. Champion for about a year, the São Paulo native weighed 70,5kg, an amount that does not qualify him to fight 'for gold' against Gaethje.

In his second attempt to take over the lightweight throne, Justin gaethje had no problems. According to weigh-in, the North American weighed in at 70,3kg, the exact limit to fight for the belt.

Everything was fine, too, with the strawweight champion (up to 52,1kg.), Rose namajunas. Calmly, the North American scored 52,1kg, the same mark as Carla esparza, his opponent on Saturday.

In another clash awaited at the event, Michael chandler e Tony Ferguson guaranteed the confrontation on the show. While the former Bellator champion weighed 70,7kg, 'Bicho Papão' weighed 70,5kg.

MMA veteran, Mauritius Shogun confirmed another performance in the sport. Former light heavyweight champion (up to 93kg), the Brazilian secured a rematch against Ovince St Preux, which weighed 92,9kg.

Among the Brazilians on the preliminary card, there were no failures. Norm Dumont, Francisco Massaranduba, Marcos Foot, Melissa Gatto e Ariane Sorriso They did well and will be present in the Octagon this weekend.

New Brazilian fault

Inserted on the preliminary card, Norm Dumont it was another Brazilian who did not fulfill her commitment to the scale. Representative of the featherweight division, the athlete weighed 66,4kg. and chose to give up 30% of his purse to his rival to continue in the event.

Opponent of Minas Gerais, Macy chiasson had no problems. The athlete secured 65,9kg.

Check out the athletes' weights for UFC 274

MAIN CARD (23 p.m. Brasília time)

Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Charles of the Bronx (70,5kg.)* x Justin gaethje (70,3kg.)

Straw weight (up to 52,1kg): Rose namajunas (52,1kg.) x Carla esparza (52,1kg.)

Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Michael chandler (70,7kg.) x Tony Ferguson (70,5kg.)

Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Mauritius Shogun (93,2kg.) x Ovince St Preux (92,9kg.)

Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Donald Cerrone (70,5kg.) x Joe lauzon (70,5kg.)

PRELIMINARY CARD (18:30 p.m., Brasília time)

Welterweight (up to 77kg): Randy Brown (77,3kg.) x Khaos Williams (77,1kg.)

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Macy chiasson (65,9kg.) x Norm Dumont (66,4kg.)**

Welterweight (up to 77kg): Francisco Massaranduba (77,3kg.) x Danny Roberts (77,3kg.)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Brandon royval (56,9kg.) x Matt schnell (56,9kg.)

Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Blagoy Ivanov (114,9kg.) x Marcos Foot (117kg.)

Average weight (up to 83,9kg): André Fialho (77,3kg.) x Cameron VanCamp (77,1kg.)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Tracy Cortez (56,9kg.) x Melissa Gatto (56,6kg.)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Kleydson Rodrigues (56,9kg.) x CJ Vergara (57,1kg.)

Straw weight (up to 52,1kg): Ariane Sorriso (52,3kg.) x Lupita Godinez (52,1kg.)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): JourneyNewson (61,4kg.) x Fernie Garcia (61,4kg.)

*Failed the weight cut and will have 1 hour to reach the lightweight limit mark;

**You will give 30% of your scholarship to Macy chiasson; 

***For fights without title disputes, athletes receive 454g. tolerance to the official weights of their respective divisions.

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