Namajunas (left) and VanZant (right) will headline UFC Fight Night 80
Everything is fine for UFC Fight Night 80, an event that opens the week with three Ultimate events in Las Vegas. At the show's official weigh-in, held on Wednesday night (09), the muse paige vanzant had no difficulty in weighing 52,4 kilos and confirming the main fight of the night against Rose namajunas, in the women's strawweight division.
The beautiful blonde took to the stage with a smile on her face and waving to the fans. But when it comes to the traditional face-off, paige vanzant he placed his arm close to Namajunas' face, who seemed not to care about his rival's action and continued with a closed expression.
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Another attraction of the event will be Sage Northcutt. The 19-year-old fighter, a favorite of franchise president Dana White, weighed 70,5 kilos and was the most acclaimed by the fans when he took to the stage. He confirmed the fight against Cody Pfister.
Brazilians in action
In addition to the organization's 'darlings', UFC Fight Night 80 features four Brazilians on the card who made weight and passed the scale challenge without any major difficulties.
Johnny Eduardo, training partner José Aldo, weighed 61,2 kg, the bantamweight division limit. Your opponent, aljamain sterling also stayed at the same weight. In the face-off, the Brazilian walked forward and fixed his eyes on his rival. After a few seconds of tension, they shook hands as a sign of respect.
TUF Brazil 3 heavyweight champion, Antônio Carlos “Shoe Face” weighed 83,9 kg, the middleweight division limit and had a face-off with Kevin Casey,
With a smile on his face, another TUF Brazil veteran, Serginho Moraes he needed the pound of tolerance – around 450 grams – to confirm the dispute against the Russian Omari Akhmedov.
The only Brazilian representative on the main card, Thiago Marreto was welcomed with celebration by the small Brazilian crowd at the MGM Gran Garden. She weighed 84 kg. and confirmed the dispute against Canadian Elias Theodorou
Check out the official UFC Fight Night 80 weigh-in results below
MAIN CARD
Up to 52,1kg: Rose namajunas (52,4kg) x paige vanzant (52,4kg)
Up to 70,3kg: Jim Miller (70,5kg) x Michael chiesa (70,8kg)
Up to 70,3kg: Sage Northcutt (70,5kg) x Cody Pfister (70,8kg)
Up to 84,0kg: Elias Theodorou (83,9kg) x Thiago Marreta (83,9kg)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Up to 77,0kg: Tim means (77,1kg) x John Howard (77,1kg)
Up to 77,0kg: Omari Akhmedov (77,1kg) x Sergio Moraes (77,6kg)
Up to 84,0kg: Antonio Carlos Shoe Face (83,9kg) x Kevin Casey (83,9kg)
Up to 61,2kg: aljamain sterling (61,2kg) x Johnny Eduardo (61,2kg)
Up to 77,0kg: Santiago Ponzinibbio (77,1kg) x Andreas Stahl (77,6kg)
Up to 77,0kg: Nathan Coy (77,1kg) x Danny Roberts (76,9kg)
Up to 65,7kg: Zubaira Tukhugov (65,8kg) x Philippe Nover (65,8kg)
Up to 52,1kg: Kailin Curran (52,2kg) x Emily Kagan (52,2kg)
*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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