Eye (left) and B. Correia (right) had to be restrained during the UFC 203 weigh-in. (Photo: Reproduction / UFC)
The weather was hot at the official weigh-in for UFC 203, an event that will take place next Saturday (10) in Cleveland, in the United States, and will feature Stipe Miocic making his first title defense against alistair overeem. The most tense confrontation of the night was between Jessica Eye e Bethe Correia. Shortly after getting off the scale, Eye arrived pushing the Brazilian, who went after her rival. The two had to be restrained by Dana White and other employees present on stage (watch the video below).
Miocic (left) and Overeem (right) faced each other respectfully. (Photo: Reproduction / UFC)
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Protagonists of the most important fight of the show, Miocic and Overeem maintained respect when they came face to face, although they exchanged stares. The champion weighed 111,5 kg, while the Dutchman weighed 112,7 kg.
In the post-weigh-in interview, Miocic said: “For me it’s everything (defending the belt at home). He's a very tough guy, but I'll do my best. The title will stay in Cleveland.”
Overeem, in turn, guaranteed that the belt will change hands. “Tomorrow I will be making history. I feel bad about having to beat some of Cleveland. The camp was perfect and I can’t wait” assured the challenger.
Werdum (left) and Browne (right) stared at each other fixedly. (Photo: Reproduction / UFC).
Another tense look was between Fabricio Werdum and Travis Browne, who are the co-main event of the night. First to weigh in, Browne, who weighed 109,3 kg, kept his weight close to the scales, looking like he had few friends. Werdum weighed in sequentially and weighed 108,6 kg, one less than his rival. Unlike other weigh-ins, the Brazilian did not smile or make the famous “happy face”, as is customary. Last Thursday, the two had already clashed during the show's promotional appearance.
In the preliminary portion, Brazilians Francimar Barroso and Gaius Monster they had no problem making weight and had a friendly face-off with CB Dolloway and Brad Tavaresrespectively.
UFC 203 will be held this Saturday (10) and will start at 20:00 pm (Brasília time) with complete coverage of SUPER FIGHTS, with narration of the fights in real time, reports of the fights and post-event interviews.
UFC 203 weigh-in results:
MAIN CARD
Heavyweight: Stipe Miocic (111,5 kg.) x alistair overeem (112,7 kg.)
Heavyweight: Fabricio Werdum (108,6 kg.) x Travis Browne (109,3 kg.)
Welterweight: CM Punk (77,1 kg.) x Mickey gall (77,3 kg.)
Bantamweight: Urijah faber (61,6 kg.) x Jimmie rivera (61,4 kg.)
Straw weight: Jessica Stacker (52,3 kg.) x Joanne calderwood (52,6 kg.)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Bantamweight: Jessica Eye (61,2 kg.) x Bethe Correia (61,2 kg.)
Average weight: Gaius Monster (84,1 kg.) x Brad Tavares (84,3 kg.)
Lightweight: Nik lentz (70,7 kg.) x Michael McBride (71,6 kg.)*
Light heavyweight: Francimar Bodão (93,2 kg.) x CB Dollaway (92,9 kg.)
Welterweight: Yancy Medeiros (77,5 kg.) x Sean Spencer (77,1 kg.)
Lightweight: Drew dober (70,3 kg.) x Jason Gonzalez (70,7 kg.)
* Michael McBride didn't make weight and was fined 20% of his purse, which will go to his opponent.
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