Rothwell and Cigano had a relaxed look ahead of UFC Croatia. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube
Everything ready for UFC Fight NIght Croatia, an event that takes place next Sunday morning (10), in Zagreb. In the athletes' last appointment before the show, they went through the official weigh-in, in the early afternoon of this Saturday (09), without any major problems.
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Protagonist of the main fight, junior gypsy It weighed 109,3 kg and was far from the 120 kg limit. of the heavy division. On the other hand, his opponent, Ben Rothwell, scored 119,7 and was close to the category limit.
When they looked at each other, Cigano and Rothwell maintained a certain distance, stretched out their arms and posed for photos calmly.
'Cyclops' look?
In the most unusual moment of the challenge against the scales, the Danish Nicholas Dalby He made weight in the welterweight category and put on glasses like the character Cyclops, from X-Men. He went towards his rival and handed the same glasses to Zak Cummings. With smiles on their faces, they posed for the traditional 'X-Men' look (watch the video below)
#UFCZagreb: @DalbyMMA vs @ZakCummings
Sunday, April 10 | 12pmET |@ FS1 https://t.co/Ks0ToF1gAB- UFC (@ufc) April 9th 2016
More Brazil
If the confrontation between Cigano x Rothwell was peaceful, the same cannot be said for the other two Brazilians on the show.
Gabriel Napao, who is fighting the second most important fight of the event, weighed 118,8 kg, while Derrick Lewis weighed 119,7 kg. After stepping off the scale, the American went towards the Brazilian and pushed the black belt. Security had to intervene to ensure the fight didn't start a day in advance.
Lewis (left) and Napão (right) almost started the fight at the UFC Croatia weigh-in. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube
Yes, lucas mineiro, who faces Robert Whiteford on the preliminary card, also provided a tense encounter. The Brazilian placed his forehead on his rival and they had to be separated by security.
Check out the official UFC Croatia weigh-in results:
MAIN CARD
Up to 120 kg.: junior gypsy (109,3) x Ben Rothwell (119,7 kg.)
Up to 120 kg.: Gabriel Napao (118.8 kg.) x Derrick Lewis (119,7 kg)
Up to 120 kg.: Francis Ngannou (114,3 kg.) x Curtis blaydes (118,3kg.)
Up to 120 kg.: Timothy Johnson (118,8 kg.) x Marcin tybura (112 kg.)
Up to 93 kg.:: Igor Pokrajac (93 kg.) x Jan Blachowicz (93 kg.)
Up to 51,2 kg.: Maryna moroz (51,2 kg.) x Cristina Stanciu (51,5 kg.)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Up to 77,1 kg.: Nicholas Dalby (77,1) x Zak Cummings (77,1kg.)
Up to 61,2 kg.: Ian Entwistle (61,2 kg.) x Alejandro Pérez (61,2 kg.)
Up to 70,3 kg.: Mairbek Taisumov (69,8 kg.)x Damir Hadzović (70,3 kg.)
Up to 61,2 kg.: Filip Pejic (61,6 kg.) x Damian Stasiak (61,2 kg.)
Up to 65,7 kg.: Robert Whiteford (65,7 kg.) x lucas mineiro (65,7 kg.)
Up to 120 kg.: Jared Cannonier (109,3 kg) x Cyril Asker (109,3 kg.)
Up to 84 kg.: Bojan Velickovic (83 kg.) x Alessio diChirico (84 kg.)
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