A. Silva (photo) passed the scale and confirmed his presence in the rematch against Weidman. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
In the first fight between Anderson Silva e Chris Weidman, last July, in addition to the impressive knockout of the North American over the Brazilian, a scene was remembered for the fans: the unusual “seal” between the fighters at the official weigh-in. This time, more measured, the fighters avoided any type of physical contact after passing the scale without any problems. Anderson weighed 83,9 kg and Weidman weighed 83,4 kg, thus confirming the main fight of UFC 168.
Even without attempts at aggression, it is not possible to call the confrontation between the fighters peaceful. Anderson stared blankly at his opponent and refused to greet him. Soon after, in an interview with commentator Joe Rogan, Spider assured that he will regain the belt in this Saturday's fight (28). “The fans will see the belt coming back,” he said.
Contrary to expectations, the confrontation between Miesha Tate e Ronda Rousey There were no setbacks of any kind. The atmosphere, of course, became heavy between the fighters, who have already declared several times that they don't like each other, but the organization's concern for possible friction between the bantamweight champion and her challenger, who entered the weigh-in from different sides , minimized the chances that something could get out of control.
The only athlete to fail to make weight on the night was the Brazilian Diego Brandao. The TUF 14 champion exceeded the featherweight category limit by more than three kilos, which is up to 66 kg, and will be penalized with the loss of part of his purse. Even after failing on the scales, Brandão had the most tense confrontation of the night with Dustin poirier. Both had to be restrained by Dana White, who was unable to avoid swearing and raising fingers from the athletes.
Check out the official UFC 168 weigh-in results below:
MAIN CARD:
Up to 84,0 kg.: Chris Weidman (83,4 kg) vs. Anderson Silva (83,9 kg);
Up to 61,2 kg.: Ronda Rousey (61,2 kg) vs. Miesha Tate (61,2 kg);
Up to 120 kg.: Josh Barnett (114,3 kg) vs. Travis Browne (109,8 kg);
Up to 70,3 kg.: Jim Miller (70,8 kg) vs. Fabrício Morango (70,8 kg);
Up to 65,8 kg.: Dustin poirier (66,2 kg) vs. Diego Brandao (69,4 kg);
PRELIMINARY CARD:
Up to 84,0 kg.: Chris Leben (84,2 kg.) vs. Uriah Hall (84 kg.);
Up to 70,3 kg.: Gleison Tibau (70,8 kg.) vs. Michael Johnson (70,8 kg.);
Up to 65,8 kg.: Dennis Siver (65,8 kg.) vs. Manny Gamburyan;
Up to 77,1 kg.: John Howard (77,6 kg) vs. Siyar Bahadurzada (77,6 kg);
Up to 77,1 kg.: William Patolino (77,6 kg) vs. Bobby Voelker (77,6 kg.);
Up to 65,8 kg.: Robbie Peralta (66 kg.) vs. Estevan Payan (65,8 kg.).
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