Johnson doesn't make weight, but fight against McGregor's friend is held at UFC Moncton

Johnson was the only one not to make weight at UFC Moncton (Photo: Reproduction/FacebookMichaelJohnson)

Everything is ready for UFC Moncton, an event that takes place this Saturday (27), in Canada. At the official weigh-in held this Friday morning (26), all 26 athletes stepped on the scale and are confirmed on the show, but only the featherweight. Michael Johnson, who faces Artem Lobov in the second most important fight of the night, did not make the weight for his category, weighing in at 66,7kg, just over 66,2kg, the division limit.

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Despite the failure, the duel is confirmed, and Johnson will have 20% of his purse passed on to Lobov, known to be friends with Conor McGregor. The unusual moment of the weigh-in was when Anthony Smith, which faces Volkan oezdemir in the main attraction of the night, he stepped on the scales, something common only among heavyweights. Despite the outfit, Smith weighed 93,2kg and confirmed a duel against Oezdemir, who scored exactly the same mark.

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The only Brazilians on the card, heavyweight Marcelo Golm (115,8kg) and bantamweight Talita Bernardo (60,3kg) had no problems with the scales, confirming their clashes against Arjan Bhullar and Sarah Moras, respectively.