American steals the show at UFC Porto Alegre weigh-ins with bow tie and Superman underwear

Sam Alvey, who faces Brazilian Cezar Mutante on the main card, drew laughter from the crowd and escaped the boos and shouts of 'He's going to die'

With Superman underwear and a bow tie, S. Alvey caught attention at the UFC Porto Alegre weigh-in

With Superman underwear and a bow tie, S. Alvey caught attention at the UFC Porto Alegre weigh-in

UFC Fight Night 61, in Porto Alegre, has 10 Brazilian athletes on its fight program. But at the show's official weigh-in, held this Saturday afternoon (21), it was an American who caught the eye.

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the average weight Sam alvey, which faces São Paulo Cezar Mutant on the main card of the show, he took to the stage wearing a bow tie and Superman swim trunks. With a smile on his face, he walked past the scale and weighed in without any difficulty.

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The Brazilian fans, who always welcome foreign athletes with the famous shouts of 'Uh, you're going to die...', seem to have enjoyed the foreigner's friendliness. He brought many smiles during the time he spent on stage and was not even booed.

Pezão x Mir

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In the main fight of the night, the Brazilian Antonio Pezão and the North American Frank mir They also passed the scale well and had a calm outlook.

The athlete from Paraíba was close to the limit of the heavyweight division, being just 500g below the maximum allowed in the biggest category of the show. In turn, Frank, traditionally a lighter heavyweight, was also visibly stronger and weighed in at 118,4 kg.

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During the traditional face-off, the athletes closed their fists and stood face to face. But after the photos, they exchanged a friendly handshake.

Check out the results of the official UFC Porto Alegre weigh-in below

MAIN CARD

Heavy (up to 120 kg.): Antonio Pezão (119,8 kg.) x Frank mir (118,4 kg.);
Mild (up to 70,3 kg.): Edson Barboza (70,8 kg.) x Michael Johnson (70,3 kg.);
Medium (up to 84 kg.): Cezar Mutant (84 kg.) x Sam alvey;
Mild (up to 70,3 kg.): Adriano Martins (70,8 kg.) x Rustam Khabilov; (70,8 kg.)
Galos (up to 61,3 kg.): Iuri Marajó (61,6 kg.) x Frankie Saenz (61,6 kg.);
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg.): Santiago Ponzinibbio (77.6 kg.) x Sean Strickland; (77,6 kg.)

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PRELIMINARY CARD

Galos (up to 61,3 kg.): Jessica Andrade x Marion Reneau (60,8 kg.);
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg.): William Patolino (76,2 kg.) x Matt Dwyer (77,1 kg.);
Feathers (up to 65,8 kg.): Tiago trator (66,2 kg.) x Mike de la Torre (66,2 kg.);
Galos (up to 61,3 kg.): Douglas D'Silva (61,3 kg.) x Cody Gibson (61, kg.);
Mild (up to 70,3 kg.): Ivan Batman (70,3 kg.) x Josh Shockley (70,3 kg.)

**Fights that are not valid for a belt have a pound (approximately 450g.) tolerance from the official weight of the category

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