Tanquinho failed to make weight in his UFC debut. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube
Augusto Tanquinho's debut in Ultimate had a last-minute incident. The Brazilian had to take off his shorts, get naked and still wasn't able to make weight in the bantamweight division (up to 61,2 kg) at the official weigh-in for UFC Fight Night Pittsburgh. Called up with just 17 days left before the show, the black belt weighed 64,4 kg. and will make his debut in a combined weight match with cody garbrandt – which also did not reach the division limit.
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The other 22 athletes scheduled for the show had no problems with the scales and reached the marks without any major scares.
Cowboys Duel
In the main fight of the night, the 'Cowboys' Donald Cerrone and Alex Oliveira show that their affinity goes beyond their nickname. The Brazilian took the stage first and needed a pound (around 450 grams) to reach 77,1 kg, the limit for the welterweight category. In sequence, Donald Cerrone weighed exactly 77,1 kg.
During the traditional face-off, the two athletes, wearing traditional Cowboys hats, shook hands and smiled for the photos. Afterwards, a hug between them sealed the friendly atmosphere for the fight.
More Brazilians
In addition to Augusto Tanquinho and Alex Cowboy, the UFC Fight Night 82 fight program features three more Brazilians in action. Still on the main card, Roan Jucão was below the middleweight limit (84 kg.) and weighed 83,7 kg. to face Derek Brunson (84,4 kg.), which required a pound of tolerance** to confirm the dispute.
On the preliminary card, Leonardo Leleco made middleweight weight and had a tense confrontation with Anthony Smith. In the same category, he used the pound of tolerance and confirmed the contest against Oluwale Bamgbose.
Check out the UFC Pittsburgh weigh-in results below:
MAIN CARD
Up to 77,1 kg.: Donald Cerrone (77,1 kg.) x Alex Cowboy (77,6 kg.)
Up to 84,0 kg.: Derek Brunson (84,4 kg.) x Roan Jucão (83,7 kg.)
Up to 61,2 kg.: cody garbrandt (63,7 kg.)* x Augusto Tanquinho (64,4 kg.)*
Up to 65,8 kg.: : Dennis Bermudez (65,8 kg.) x Tatsuya Kawajiri (66,2 kg.)
Up to 84,0 kg.: Chris Camozzi (84,2 kg.) x Joe Riggs (84,4 kg.)
Up to 70,3 kg.: James Krause (70,5 kg.) x Shane Campbell (70,8 kg.)
PRELMINARY CARD
Up to 77,1 kg.: Alex Garcia (77,6) x Sean Strickland (77,1 kg.)
Up to 84,0 kg.:Daniel sarafian (84,4 kg.) x Oluwale Bamgbose (84 kg.)
Up to 84,0 kg.: Anthony Smith (84 kg.) x Leonardo Leleco (83,6 kg.)
Up to 77,1 kg.: Jonavin Webb (76,8 kg.) x Nathan Coy (77,1 kg.)
Up to 61,2 kg.: Marion Reneau (61,2 kg.) x Ashlee Evans-Smith (61,4 kg.)
Up to 61,2 kg.: Lauren Murphy (61,4 kg.) x Kelly Faszholz (61,2 kg.)
Up to 120 kg.: Anthony Hamilton vs Shamil Abdurakhimov
* The fight will be held at a combined weight, as none of the athletes reached the category limit.
**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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