Once again, the TUF 17 champion Kelvin Gastelum He didn't make weight on his first attempt before an Ultimate fight. The North American, who won the reality show in the middleweight category, moved down to welterweight and has been finding it difficult to make weight, even with the help of “wizard” Mike Dolce. This Friday, Kelvin weighed 78,4 kg, almost 1,5 kg above the division limit.
The last time Gastelum performed out of weight, at UFC 171, the TUF champion managed to make the weight limit during the grace period, in one of the organization's most bizarre stories of the year. In an interview after finally reaching 77,4 kg, Kelvin revealed that he had miraculously managed to go to the bathroom and cut the last few grams needed.
Mutante, Hacran and Magrão make weight and confirm their fights
Last athlete from Brazil to step into the octagon in San Antonio this Saturday, Cezar Mutant made exactly the same weight as his opponent Andrew Craig. The pair weighed 84,3 kg, making use of the extra pounds allowed in non-title fights, and confirmed the third-to-last fight of the night.
Featherweight champion's training partner José Aldo at Kimura-Nova União, Hacran Dias faces Manauara's last challenger Ricardo Lamas at the event. However, the Brazilian did not encounter the difficulty projected for the octagon during the weigh-in. Hacran weighed 66,2 kg, the same weight as Lamas, and confirmed the important fight on the night's main card.
The first Brazilian to step on the scale, Marcelo Magrão had no difficulty reaching the weight limit for the category. Marcelo weighed 84,3 kg, making use of the pound tolerance for fights that are not worth the belt, and confirmed the fight against the American Andy Enz. The next Brazilian athlete at the weigh-in was newcomer Carlos Diogo Ferreira, who also made weight without any worries. The Amazon native reached the 70,3 kg limit for the lightweight division and will face Colton Smith in the fight that closes the preliminary card.
Check out the complete results from the official UFC Fight Night 44 weigh-ins below:
MAIN CARD
Featherweight (up to 66 kg): Cub swanson x. Jeremy Stephens;
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Kelvin Gastelum x Nicholas Musoke;
Average weight (up to 84 kg): Cezar Mutant x Andrew Craig;
Featherweight (up to 66 kg): Ricardo Lamas x Hacran Dias;
Middleweight (up to 84 kg): Clint Hester x Antonio Braga Neto;
Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Joe Ellenberger x James Moontasri.
PRELIMINARY CARD
Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Colton Smith x Carlos Diego Ferreira;
Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Johnny Bedford x Cody Gibson;
Middleweight (up to 84 kg): Marcelo Guimarães x Andy Enz (;
Flyweight (up to 57 kg): Ray Borg (57,1 kg) x Shane Howell (57 kg);
Heavyweight (up to 120 kg): Oleksiy Oliynyk (108,8 kg) x Anthony Hamilton (119,2 kg)
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