Fighter surprises and offers cookie to rival at weigh-in; Brazilians lose weight without fear

Without scares or provocations, but with a very unusual moment. This is how the official weigh-in for UFC Fight NIght 74 went, an event that takes place next Sunday night (23), in Saskatoon, Canada. In the main fight of the night, the Brazilian Charles of the Bronx made weight without any problems and confirmed the duel against the Hawaiian Max Holloway. In a very unusual moment at the weigh-in, local Olivier Aubin-Mercier made weight in the lightweight division and offered cookies to his rival Tony Sims.

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First to step on the scale, Charles weighed 66 kg and needed an additional half-pound in tolerance to reach the featherweight division limit. Holloway, who had the support of the Canadian fans, reached 65,8 kg, the category limit.

At the time of the traditional face-off, the athletes shook hands, closed their fists and maintained some distance while exchanging fixed glances.

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Cutting weight is extremely exhausting for most fighters, but Canadian Olivier Aubin-Mercier preferred to celebrate the process in a lighter way. After making weight, the fighter offered cookies to his rival Tony Sims while still on the stage where the official weigh-in took place. The rival accepted the small cake, but preferred not to eat it.

More Brazil

Besides Charles of the Bronx, the UFC Fight Night 74 fight program features five more Brazilians and they all made weight without any problems. The capixaba Erick silva, who will have the second most important fight of the night, weighed 77,6 kg against 77,4 kg. of its rival, the Canadian Neil Magny.

Check out the UFC Fight Night 74 weigh-in results below:

MAIN CARD

Up to 65,8 kg.: Max Holloway (65,8 kg.) x Charles of the Bronx (66 kg.);

Up to 77,1 kg.: Erick silva (77,6 kg.) x Neil Magny (77,4 kg.);

Up to 77,1 kg.: Patrick Cote (77,1 kg.) x Josh Burkman (77,1 kg.);

Up to 70,3 kg.: Chad Laprise (70,5 kg.) x Francisco Massaranduba (70,5 kg.);

Up to 70,3 kg.: Olivier Aubin-Mercier (70,3 kg.) x Tony Sims (70,5 kg.);

Up to 52,2 kg.: Maryna moroz (52,2 kg.) x Valérie Letorneau (53,1 kg.)**

PRELIMINARY CARD

Up to 70,3 kg.: Sam stout (70,3 kg.) x Frankie Perez (70,5 kg.);

Up to 61,3 kg.: Yves Jabouin (61,5 kg.) x Felipe Sertanejo (61,5 kg.);

Up to 93,1 kg.: Marcos Foot (93 kg.) x Nikita Krylov (93,3 kg.);

Up to 56,7 kg.: Chris Kelades (56,9 kg.) x Chris Beal (57,2 kg.);

Up to 70,3 kg.: Shane Campbell (70,3 kg.) x Elias Silverio (up to 70,1 kg.)

Up to 93,1 kg.: Misha Cirkunov (93 kg.) x Daniel Jolly (92,4 kg.)

*Fights that are not valid for a belt have a tolerance of one pound, approximately 450 grams
** Fighter will have two hours to lose weight and enter the category limit

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