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Islam makhachev In a duel against JackDella Maddalena. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram.
Islam makhachev He answered numerous questions from fans and media members around the world with his completely dominant performance against Jack Della Maddalena No. UFC 322Among these questions was how the Russian would adapt to the welterweight division (up to 77,1 kg) after spending his entire career in the lightweight division (up to 70,3 kg). In this context, a video published by the Anatomy of a Fighter channel answered one of the main speculations about the fight by showing the champion's weight on the day of the fight.
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The video shows behind-the-scenes footage of last Saturday's event (15), at Madison Square Garden. In it, it is possible to see Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov A UFC employee checked the fighter's weight on a digital scale hours before the main event of the night. Accurately, the scale showed that the Russian entered the octagon weighing almost 86 kg, nine more than the limit for the new weight class.
Watch Islam Makhachev's impressive video ahead of UFC 322.
Islam makhachev weighed ~189.4 lbs on fight night against JDM
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For comparison, Ian Gary, weighed almost 82 kg. when measuring forces with Geoff neal last year. The Irishman faces Belal Muhammad | in the co-main event of UFC Qatar next Saturday (22) and in case of victory could move ahead of names like MichaelMorales e Carlos Prates to become the first opponent to try and take the belt from Islam makhachev.
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