Marina Rodriguez and Ricardo Carcacinha make weight and confirm their presence at UFC Las Vegas 79

Marina Rodriguez e Ricardo Carcacinha fight in UFC Las Vegas 79. Photo: Reproduction/Montage SL

Everything is fine for Ultimate's return to Apex, which takes place this Saturday (23). On the afternoon of this Friday (22), the 22 athletes selected for the UFC Las Vegas 79 fulfilled their commitment to the scales and confirmed their presence at the show, which is headlined by the duel between lightweights (up to 70,3kg) Raphael Fiziev e Mateusz gamrot.

Brazilian representatives on the main card of the event, Marina Rodriguez  e Ricardo Carcacinha made weight and confirmed duels in the UFC Las Vegas 79. Escalation for revenge against Michelle Waterson-Gomez, the Brazilian measured 52,6kg. The São Paulo native, who competes in the featherweight category (up to 65,7kg), weighed 66,2kg and officially fought against Charles Jourdain.

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Current sixth place in the category ranking, Raphael Fiziev seeks to return to the path of victories. Touted as a promise for the organization, the athlete weighed 70,7kg. An underdog in the bookmakers, Mateus Gamrot showed discipline and put in the same weight as his opponent.

First athlete from Brazil and only one present on the preliminary card, Tamires Vidal made his third appearance at the Ultimate weigh-in and confirmed his presence at this Saturday's event (23). Present in the bantamweight division (up to 61,2kg.) the athlete weighed in and made the match against Montserrat Rendon official.

UFC Las Vegas 79 technical sheet

Order date: September 23th, 2023 

Open Hours: 17:XNUMX (Brasilia time) 

Location: UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States

How to watch: SUPER FIGHTS LIVE in real time and UFC Fight Pass (entire card) online 

MAIN CARD (20 p.m. Brasília time)

Light weight (up to 70,3kg): Raphael Fiziev (70,7kg.) x Mateusz gamrot (70,7kg.)

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Bryce mitchell (66,2kg.) x Dan Ige (66,2kg.)

Straw weight (up to 52,1kg): Marina Rodriguez (52,6kg.) x Michelle Waterson (52,3kg.)

Welterweight (up to 77,1kg): BryanBattle (77,5kg.) x AJ Fletcher (77,3kg.)

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Ricardo Carcacinha (66,2kg.) x Charles Jourdain (65,9kg.)

PRELIMINARY CARD (17 p.m. Brasília time)

Bantamweight (up to 61,2kg): Dan Argueta x Miles Johns (61,6kg.)

Welterweight (up to 77,1kg): Tim means (77,5kg.) x André Fialho (77,5kg.)

Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Jacob Malkoun (84,3kg.) x Cody Brundage (83,9kg.)

Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Mohammed Usman (107,5kg.) x Jake collier (116,3kg.)

Strawweight (up to 52,1kg): Mizuki Inoue (52,3kg.) x Hannah Goldy (52,3kg.)

Bantamweight (up to 61,2kg): Montserrat Rendon x Tamires Vidal (61,2kg.)

*As there are no belt disputes, all athletes have a 1 pound (0,454g) tolerance over the official weights of their respective categories;