UFC 222: With his face painted in the colors of Brazil, Cyborg makes weight and faces Kunitskaya

Cyborg (left) faces Kunitskaya (right) in the main fight of the night. Photo: Reproduction / YouTube

Everything is ready for UFC 222, an event that takes place next Saturday (03), in Las Vegas (USA). In the last event before stepping into the octagon, the 24 athletes who will perform on the show beat the weight of their respective categories. Protagonist of the main fight of the night, Chris Cyborg He took to the stage with his face painted blue, green and yellow, the colors of the Brazilian flag. The Paraná native scored 65,7, 100 grams below the featherweight division limit, and faced the Russian It's Kunitskaya in a respectable way.

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“We had the idea of ​​doing something different, not just a flag on the face. The other time it was makeup and it looked great for going to a party, but not for war. We researched and found an indigenous war painting. But it was red, and I wanted it in Brazilian colors”, explained Cris, in an interview with the Combate channel after the weigh-in.

Hot weather between Ketlen and Zingano

Among the other Brazilians on the UFC 222 card, Ketlen Scallop was the one who provided the most tense look at the weigh-in. After Zingano cat getting off the scale, she went after the Amazonian and the athletes had to be restrained by security so that they wouldn't start the fight a day in advance.

Pedro Munoz confirmed the dispute with the friendly John Dodson and the two posed laughing. In turn, the 'half-Brazilian' Mackenzie dern needed the pound of tolerance to confirm the dispute against Ashley yoder. At the time of the traditional face-off, the fighters closed their faces and placed their faces very close. But they shake hands after the photos.

Check out the UFC 222 weigh-in results below. The event takes place this Saturday (03), starting at 21pm.

UFC 222 weigh-in results

MAIN CARD

Featherweight (up to 65,8 kg): Chris Cyborg (65,7 kg) x It's Kunitskaya (65,3kg)

Featherweight (up to 65,8 kg): Frankie Edgar (66,2 kg) x Brian ortega (66kg)

Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Sean O'Malley (61,7 kg) x Andre Soukhamthath (61,4 kg)

Heavyweight (up to 120 kg): Stefan struve (120,7 kg) x Andrei Arlovski (112,3kg)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Zingano cat (61,5 kg) x Ketlen Scallop (61,7kg)

PRELIMINARY CARD

*Strawweight (up to 52,1kg): Ashley yoder (52,4 kg) x Mackenzie dern (52,6 kg)

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Beneil Dariush (70,8 kg) x Alexander Hernandez (70kg)

Bantamweight (up to 61,2kg): John Dodson (61 kg) x Peter Munhoz (61,2 kg)

Average weight (up to 84,1kg): CB Dollaway (84,1kg) x Hector Lombard (84,1 kg)

Welterweight (up to 77,1kg): Mike pyle (77,1 kg) x Zak Ottow (77,6 kg)

Bantamweight (up to 61,2kg): Bryan caraway (6,5 kg) x cody stmann (61,6 kg)

Light heavyweight (up to 93,1kg): Jordan Johnson (93,4k g) x Adam Milstead (93kg)

• Fights that are not valid for a belt have a tolerance of one pound – approximately 454 grams – in relation to the limit of each category.