Pezão doesn't make weight for duel against St. Preux

Pezão (right) will give 30% of the scholarship to St. Preux (left)

Pezão (right) will give 30% of the purse to St. Preux (left) (Photo: UFC)

The Brazilian Marcos Foot was the only one of the 26 athletes in the UFC Nashville not to make weight at the official weigh-in for the event, which takes place this Saturday (22). This Friday (21), the light heavyweight weighed just 95,2 kg, 1,8 kg. above the category limit, already with the pound of tolerance, which is allowed in duels that are not worth the title. As a result, Pezão was penalized 30% of his purse, which will go to his opponent, Ovince St Preux.

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The percentage of the amount taken from the Brazilian's salary is higher than usual, 20%, as it is not the first time that Pezão has failed to make weight. Due to the recurrence, the Tennessee Athletic Commission decided to penalize the light heavyweight with 10% more than normal in similar cases. The other Brazilian who will take action at the event, Thales leites, easily reached the limit of 84 kg. middleweight category, having confirmed his duel against Sam alvey.

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The official weigh-in was marked by jokes from two of the athletes who will take part in the show, in relation to the controversy involving the light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. The American had apparently leaned on the towel, taking off some weight when he reached 93 kg. for your duel against Anthony Johnson at UFC 210. Alvey, Thales' opponent, and Brandon Moreno, who faces Dustin Ortiz, asked the Commission for the same towel that Cormier used and drew laughter from the journalists present at the weigh-in.