Patrício Pitbull and Kleber Koike make weight and confirm Brazilian duel at 'Bellator x RIZIN' in the New Year

Kleber Koike and Patricio pitbull staring (Photo: Instagram/Bellator)

Anyone who thinks that the 2022 MMA season is over is mistaken. Next Saturday (31), the last day of the year, Bellator and RIZIN, two of the biggest MMA organizations in the world, will bring together some of their main stars for a grand event at the historic Saitama Super Arena, in Japan. In the early hours of this Friday On Friday (30), the ten athletes scheduled for the card stepped on the scales for the event's official weigh-in.

Responsible for the Brazilian duel in the co-main fight of the event, Patrick Pitbull and Kleber Koike had no difficulty in making weight in the featherweight division (up to 65,7kg). The Bellator champion weighed exactly 65,7kg, while the owner of the RIZIN belt weighed 65,8kg, falling within the range allowed for non-title fights.

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Protagonists of the main fight of the card, valid for the lightweight division (up to 70,3kg), A. J. McKee and Roberto Satoshi also successfully fulfilled their commitments to the scales. While the North American weighed 70,1kg, below the division limit, while the Brazilian based in Japan used the tolerance pound and weighed 70,7kg.-

'BELLATOR VS RIZIN' WEIGH-IN RESULTS

Lightweight (up to 70,3kg): AJ McKee (70,1kg) vs. Roberto Satoshi (70,7kg)

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Patricio pitbull (65,7kg) vs. kleber koike (65,8kg)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Kyoji Horiguchi (56,6kg) vs. Hiromasa Ogikubo (56,9kg)

Bantamweight (up to 61,2kg): Juan Archuleta (60,8kg) vs. Soo Chul Kim (60,7kg)

Lightweight (up to 70,3kg): Gadzhi Rabadanov (70,7kg) vs. Koji Takeda (70,7kg)