Renan Barao he had to shave his hair to make weight at UFC 138. Photo: Josh Hedges
An athlete's last days before a UFC fight are not easy. In addition to continuing at a strong training pace, they still need to worry about an eternal rival: the scale. And with the potiguar Renan Barao, the situation is no different. With a fight scheduled at UFC 143, an event that takes place this Saturday (4), in Las Vegas, against the American Scott Jorgensen, Barão needs to weigh 61 kilos at the time of the weigh-in, scheduled for Friday (3).
“It’s always a challenge for me. Losing weight is a problem, last time I even had to shave my hair to lose a few 'grams' and lose weight”, he recalled. Renan Barao, who in his last fight beat the Englishman Brad pickett by submission, reaching the mark of 28 fights unbeaten.
Throughout the preparation, Barão weighed 72 kilos, but before leaving for Las Vegas on Monday, the bantamweight already weighed 67,5 kg. “This time, I believe it will be easier to lose the weight. There’s not much left”, predicted the fighter, who last time had to lose almost 10 kilos in a week.
The confrontation against Scott Jorgensen will be very special for Renan Barao. If the Brazilian manages to beat the North American, he will qualify to compete for the UFC bantamweight belt, against the winner of Dominick Cruz e Urijah faber
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