Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha make weight with a tense face-off

Champion J. Jedrzejczyk facing challenger C. Gadelha. Photo: Reproduction

The UFC TUF Finale 23 weigh-in was held this Thursday afternoon (7) in Las Vegas, United States. All fighters on the card made weight without any problems with calm looks, however, the atmosphere heated up with their rivals Joanna Jedrzejczyk e Claudia gadelha, who will face each other for the strawweight belt at the event. The confrontation between the two was so tense that they had to be separated by President Dana White.

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Heading towards her third belt defense, the Polish champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk She made her weight quite calmly, showing that she is very focused on the challenge that promises to be the most complicated of her career. “I'm very calm. I'm very focused until Friday when I will defeat her. I will finish it, I promise you. The belt comes home with me”, said the champion.

The Brazilian challenger, who will rematch the Polish woman, also adopted a more focused stance, making weight and making the title fight official and promising to put pressure on her rival. “I trained a lot to put pressure on her and do what I know, which is fight MMA,” she said.

In addition to the main fight of the night, the card will feature the two finals of the 23rd season of the reality show The Ultimate Fighter. In the final valid for the strawweight category, Amanda Bobby Cooper faces Tatiana Suarez placeholder image, While Khalil rountree faces Andrew Sanchez in the final of the light heavyweight category.

The card is also full of Brazilians. Thiago tavares, Joaquim 'Netto BJJ', Matheus Nicolau, Fernando 'Açadogueiro' and Cezar 'Mutante' made the weight for their categories correctly and will represent Brazil on Friday night (8).

Check out the UFC TUF Finale 23 weigh-in results:

MAIN CARD
Straws: Claudia gadelha (65,7 kg) vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk (65,5 kg)
Light heavyweights: Khalil rountree (93,2 kg) vs. Andrew Sanchez (90,4 kg)
Straws: Amanda Bobby Cooper (52,3 kg) vs. Tatiana Suarez placeholder image (52,6 kg)
Lightweight: Ross Pearson (70,5 kg) vs. Will Brooks (70,7 kg)
Feathers: Thiago tavares (66,2 kg) vs. Doo Ho Choi (66,2 kg)
Lightweight: Joaquim 'Netto BJJ' (70,3 kg) vs. Andrew Holbrook (70,5kg)

PRELIMINARY CARD
Featherweight: Fernando 'Açadogueiro' (66,2 kg) vs. Gray Maynard (65,9 kg)
Roosters: John Moraga (57,1 kg) vs. Matheus Nicolau (56,9 kg)
Light heavyweight: Cory Hendricks (92,5 kg) vs. John Stansbury (92,9 kg)
Medium: Cezar Mutant (84,3 kg) vs. Anthony Smith (83,9 kg)
Mild: Jake matthews (70,7 kg) vs. Kevin Lee (70,3 kg)
Welterweights: li jingliang (77,5 kg) vs. Anton Zafir (77,1 kg)

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