Weighing in Brasília has foreigners with a Brazilian flag, brown sugar and facing backwards. See photos!

Arlovski tried to convince the Brasília public. Photo: Lucas Carrano/SUPER FIGHTS

The official weigh-in for UFC Fight Night 51, this Friday (12), in Brasília (DF), was definitely not what we call conventional. The event had no less than four athletes who needed the help of towels, as they were unable to make weight with their clothes on. But anyone who thinks that the bizarre things stopped there is mistaken, as you can see below:

Arlovski tries to captivate the public with the Brazilian flag, but receives boos

A. Arlovski (photo) displays the Brazilian flag during the weigh-in. Photo: Lucas Carrano/SUPER FIGHTS

The Belarusian Andrei Arlovski He tried, but getting the Brazilian fans to support a foreign fighter about to face a local athlete in the country is not an easy task. The heavyweight, who faces Antonio Pezão No. UFC Brasilia, displayed a Brazilian flag and asked for the support of the public present at the Nilson Nelson Gymnasium for the official weigh-in this Friday (12), but ended up receiving a loud boo in return.

Arlovski still insisted on the attempt and gestured suggesting that he was trying to be nice, but this only added to the boos the now traditional chorus “Uh, he’s going to die!”. Already aware that he would not be able to dissuade those present, the Belarusian began to rely on irony and began asking the public to shout even louder against him.

Russell Duane also tries to support the fans with text on his shirt

R. Duane and the shirt with a declaration of love for Brazil. Photo: Lucas Carrano/SUPER FIGHTS

In addition to Arlovski, another foreign athlete also sent his message to the Brazilian public. Opponent of Iuri Marajó, North American Russell Duane entered the weigh-in wearing a t-shirt with the message: “Hawaii loves Brazil”. Although he also did not turn the crowd in his favor, at least the gesture was not met with boos.

Paying homage to Paraiba, Pezão carries rapadura to the stage

Pezão with the rapadura and the t-shirt with the Paraíba flag. Photo: Lucas Carrano/SUPER FIGHTS

Without a doubt, the protagonists of the main fights decided to attract attention during their passage through the scales. Immediately following the entry of Andrei Arlovski with the Brazilian flag, Antonio Pezão appeared on stage bringing with him a rapadura, in honor of the state of Paraíba.

Not satisfied with just bringing the delicacy, the heavyweight also showed off the sweet to the public and showed off a shirt with the Paraíba flag. In addition to the references to the Northeast, Pezão also entered with a Federal District flag, as he was born in Brasília and has family members who still reside in the city.

Polish man “innovates” and proposes facing backwards

Tibau (left) and Hallmann (right); unusual staring pose. Photo: Lucas Carrano/SUPER FIGHTS

However, it was not Pezão, Duane or Arlovski who were responsible for the most unusual moment of the night. The title of strange episode of the UFC weigh-in in Brasília went to Polish Piotr Hallmann, who will face Gleison Tibau in the co-main fight of the night, in a fight valid for the lightweight category.

During the face-off after passing through the scales, Hallmann simply turned his back to Tibau and proposed that they face each other sideways – in an unusual way in the sport. The Brazilian smiled, but continued to face the Pole, which made the scene even more unusual.