UFC Auckland weigh-in has tense faces and 'vacuum' in Brazilian

D. Lewis (left) and M. Hunt (right) face each other this Saturday (10) (Photo: Reproduction Youtube/UFC)

On Friday night (9), the 24 athletes who make up UFC Auckland faced their opponents for the last time, and several of them had tense encounters with their opponents. In the main fight of the night, Derrick Lewis e Mark Hunt They greeted each other after the look, but they frowned at each other during the time they were face to face.

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Another fight where there was tension between the opponents was the only one involving a Brazilian. Henry Frankenstein was the first to weigh himself and, after Ion cutelaba To do the same, the Brazilian light heavyweight reached out to shake his hand, but ended up being ignored. Cutelaba, who didn't dress up as Hulk as he always does, still let out a scream close to Frankenstein's face, who didn't show any reaction.

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In the preliminary portion of the event, there were also two tense looks. Flyweight Ashkan Mokhtarian tried to provoke number 11 in the division John Moraga. The former title challenger Demetrious Johnson, however, showed coldness and ignored the opponent. The duel between the strawweights JJ Aldrich and Chan-Mi Jeon also had a tense look, as the South Korean didn't make weight, irritating her opponent.