D. Till came out on top and confirmed the fight in London. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc
Before climbing into the octagon of UFC London, Darren till he had to face his first opponent, the scale. This Friday (15), demonstrating the exhaustion of weight loss, the Englishman had to be naked to weigh 77,6kg. Thus, the host assured his participation in the main fight of the card in England.
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On two occasions, the fighter had to fight at catchweight, as he was unable to reach his target on the scale. Once the weight has been confirmed, for the UFC London, Till spilled the beans and made an obscene gesture for the cameras.
Darren's opponent, Jorge masvidal She got on the scale smiling, with braids in her hair and weighed 77,6kg. In this way, the North American confirmed a fight with Till.
In the first 20 minutes of the weigh-in, 19 fighters out of 26 passed the scale. Among them were Brazilians: Priscila Pedrita e Claudius Hannibal. Without difficulty, the flyweight scored 57,2kg and the welterweight scored 77,6kg.
The surprise was on Jack Marshman. The last athlete to weigh in, the average weight reached 85,3kg, 900g above the limit allowed in the category. Thus, the Welshman was fined 20% of his purse, with the percentage going to his opponent, John Phillips.
UFC London weigh-in results
Main Card
Welterweight (up to 77kg): Darren till (77,6 kg) x Jorge masvidal (77,6 kg)
Welterweight (up to 77kg): Leon edwards (77,1 kg) x Gunnar Nelson (77,3 kg)
Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Volkan oezdemir (93 kg) x Dominick reyes (93,4 kg)
Bantamweight (up to 61kg): Nathaniel Wood (61,5 kg) x José Alberto Quiñonez (61,5 kg)
Welterweight (up to 77kg): Danny Roberts (77,1 kg) x Claudius Hannibal (77,1 kg)
Middleweight (up to 84kg): Jack Marshman** (85,6 kg) x John Phillips (84,4 kg)
Preliminary Card
Featherweight (up to 66kg): arnold allen (65,8 kg) x Jordan Rinaldi (65,8 kg)
Light weight (up to 70kg): Marc Diakiese (70,3 kg) x Joe Duffy (70,3 kg)
Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Nick Negumereanu (92,5kg) x Saparbeg Safarov (93kg)
Average weight (up to 84,4kg): Tom Breese (84,4 kg) x Ian Heinisch (84,4 kg)
Featherweight (up to 66kg): Danny henry (66,2 kg) x Dan Ige (66,2 kg)
Flyweight (up to 57kg): Molly McCann (57,2 kg)x Priscila Pedrita (56,7 kg)
Featherweight (up to 66kg): Mike Grundy (65,8 kg)x Nad Narimani (66 kg)
All fighters had one pound (0,454kg) of tolerance, as the fights at the event are not valid for belts.
** Athlete did not make weight and was fined 20% of his purse.
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