Ronaldo Jacaré and Jack Hermansson make weight and confirm main fight at UFC Fort Lauderdale

R. Jacaré makes weight and is confirmed in the UFC Fort Lauderdale. Photo: Photo: Reproduction/YouTube MMA Junkie

The fighters faced no problems making weight the day before the UFC Fort Lauderdale, which takes place this Saturday (27). At the official weigh-in, held this Friday morning (26), all athletes managed to fulfill their commitments and reach the limit of their categories. The traditional staring ceremony takes place today, at 17pm (Brasília time).

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Among the eight Brazilians who appear on the card, only Gilbert Durinho There was some problem reaching the lightweight weight (up to 70,3kg). Durinho had to use the grace period to reach the limit accepted by the organization. Even so, the Tupiniquim had to take off all his clothes to get on the scale without being punished.

Few friends

The Brazilian Ronaldo Jacare He showed up for the weigh-in with a closed expression and without saying grace to the public present at the place. The middleweight (up to 83,9kg) does not hide his dissatisfaction after the company repeatedly denied him an opportunity to fight for the category's belt.

For this Saturday's fight, Ronaldo went through two moments of doubt. Initially, the fighter would face Yoel romero, with whom he would have the opportunity to have a rematch, given that the Brazilian was defeated by the Cuban in a controversial result at UFC 194, in 2015. Romero, however, claimed that he had been diagnosed with pneumonia and had to be removed from the event . To replace the athlete, Ultimate sought Paulo borrachinha, who was also unable to fight, as he admitted to having taken medication for stomach discomfort, which could be detected in an anti-doping test.

Finally, the North American was left Jack hermansson the role of facing Jacaré in the main fight of the UFC Fort Lauderdale. Jack currently occupies 10th place in the middleweight rankings, while Ronaldo is in fourth place.

President Dana White, in turn, guaranteed that the Brazilian will face the winner of the duel between Israel adesanya e Robert whittaker for unifying the division title. Jacaré, however, must confirm his superiority and win the clash against Jack.

Smiling Brazilians

Unlike Ronaldo and Durinho, the other Brazilians appeared relaxed during the weigh-in. The athletes posed for photos and joked with the journalists covering the episode. Featured for Alex Cowboy, who showed his usual friendliness at the event.

UFC Fort Lauderdale weigh-in results

MAIN CARD (22pm Brasília time)
Average weight (up to 84,4kg): Ronaldo Jacare (84,1kg.) x Jack hermansson (83,9kg.)
Heavy weight (up to 120,7kg): Greg hardy (120kg.) x Dmitry Smoliakov (118,8kg.)
Welterweight (up to 77,6kg): Alex Cowboy (77,6kg.) x Mike Perry (77,6kg.)
Light heavyweight (up to 93,4kg): Glover Teixeira (93,2kg.) x Ion cutelaba (93kg.)
Bantamweight (up to 61,7kg): John lineker (61,2kg.) x Cory Sandhagen (61,2kg.)
Light weight (up to 70,8kg): RooseveltRoberts (70,3kg.) x Thomas Gifford (70,8kg.)

PRELIMINARY CARD (18:30 p.m. Brasília time)
Straw weight (up to 52,6kg): Carla esparza (52,2kg.) x Virna jandiroba (52,4kg.)
Heavy weight (up to 120,7kg): Andrei Arlovski (112kg.) x August Sakai (119,8kg.)
Welterweight (up to 77,6kg): Ben Saunders (77,3kg.) x Takashi Sato (77,3kg.)
Light weight (up to 70,8kg): Gilbert Durinho (70,8kg.) x Mike Davis (70,3kg.)
Light weight (up to 70,8kg): Jim Miller (70,5kg.) x Jason Gonzalez (70,8kg.)
Straw weight (up to 52,6kg): Angela Hill (52,4kg.) x Jodie Esquibel (52,6kg.)
Welterweight (up to 77,6kg): Court mcgee (77,3kg.) x Dhiego Lima (77,6kg.)

*As there is no title dispute, all athletes were entitled to one pound (0,454kg) of tolerance.