With everyone weighing us down! This is how the official weigh-in for UFC Fight Night 42 went, an event scheduled to take place next Saturday (07), in Albuquerque, in the United States. In the main fight of the night, Ben henderson and Rustam Khabilov had a friendly atmosphere on stage before confirming the duel.
For the first time in a main fight in the UFC, Rustam Khabilov needed to use the pound of tolerance – around 450g – in non-title fights, to reach the lightweight division limit (up to 70,3 kg). The Russian weighed 70,8kg and passed the weight challenge. The former champion Ben henderson, who before stepping on the scale took some selfies with the public, did not need to use the tolerance pound and weighed 70,3 kg.
Brazil in the Octagon.
The only Brazilian scheduled for the fight program, Rafael Assunção also had no problems with the scale. However, the Brazilian athlete provided the most tense moment of the weigh-in. Rafael put his face on his opponent, Jason High, during the traditional face-off.
Check out the UFC Fight Night 42 weigh-in results below:
Main Card
Ben henderson (70,5kg) x Rustam Khabilov (70,8kg)
Ross Pearson (70,5kg) x Diego Sanchez (70,3kg)
John Dodson (56,7kg) x John Moraga (57,2kg)
Rafael dos Anjos (70,8kg) x Jason High (70kg)
Yves Edwards (70,3kg) x Piotr Hallman (69,9kg)
Bryan caraway (61,2kg) x Erik Perez (61,7kg)
Preliminary Card
Yaotzin Meza (61,7kg) x Sergio Pettis (61,2kg)
Lance Benoist (76,7kg) x Bobby Voelker (77,3kg)
Scott Jorgensen (56,9kg) x Danny Martinez (56,5kg)
Jake Lindsey (69,7kg) x Jon Tuck (70kg)
Patrick Cummins (92,5kg) x Roger Narvaez (92,5kg)
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