Marajó and Rivera were strange at the weigh-in. Photo: Disclosure
The Brazilians who will participate in UFC New Jersey, this Saturday (30), had a tense encounter with their opponents at the event's official weigh-in, early this Friday evening. Iuri Marajó, Felipe Olivieri, Wilson reis e Rafael Sapo They did not show much cordiality to their opponents, and there was even an exchange of shoves and “forehead to forehead”.
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The highlight was the veteran Marajó, who will face the promising and dangerous Jimmie rivera. The two looked at each other very seriously, until the moment they pushed each other and had to be separated by UFC president, Dana White.
Olivieri, from the Nova União academy, who will make his Ultimate debut, also put his forehead on Tony Martin's, which also required intervention from the organization's top manager.
However, a Brazilian also had the friendliest moment of the entire weigh-in. After struggling to make weight, including using a towel to climb onto the scale naked, Carlos Diego Ferreira received as a gift from his opponent, Olivier Aubin-Mercier, a bottle of maple syrup, traditional Canadian syrup used in sweets.
A bantamweight battle!! Alcantara vs Rivera at #UFCNewJersey! https://t.co/w9CxX6qSRY
— #UFCNewJersey (@ufc) 29 January 2016
The protagonists of the night had no problems with the scales. Ryan bader e Anthony Johnson, who are in the main fight of the event, were within the welterweight category limit. The same applies to Ben Rothwell and Josh Barnett, who duel at heavyweight. Already the “favorite of the UFC”, Sage Northcutt, he had the peace of mind to stay within the welterweight division.
Check out the UFC New Jersey weigh-in results:
MAIN CARD:
Light heavyweights: Anthony Johnson (93,1 kg) x Ryan bader (93 kg)
Heavy: Josh Barnett (109,3 kg) x Ben Rothwell (120,2 kg)
Roosters: Iuri Marajó (61,3 kg) x Jimmie rivera (61,2 kg)
Welterweights: Sage Northcutt (77,1 kg) x Bryan barberena (77,1 kg)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Welterweights: Tarec saffiedine (77 kg) x Jake ellenberger (77,1 kg)
Mild: Olivier Aubin-Mercier (70,3 kg) x Carlos Diego Ferreira (70,7 kg)
Medium: Kevin Casey (84 kg) x Rafael Sapo (83,9 kg)
Flies: Dustin Ortiz (56,7 kg) x Wilson reis (57,1 kg)
Welterweights: George Sullivan (77,5 kg) x Alexander Yakovlev (77,5 kg);
Feathers: Alex Caceres (65,7 kg) x Masio Fullen (65,7 kg)
Welterweights: Matt Dwyer (76,6 kg) x Randy Brown (77,5 kg)
Feathers: Levan Makashvili (65,7 kg) x Damon Jackson (65,7 kg)
Mild: Tony Martin (70,3 kg) x Felipe Olivieri (70,3 kg)
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