André Sergipano makes weight and confirms crucial duel at UFC Las Vegas 83

André Sergipano weighing for the UFC Las Vegas 83 (Photo: Playback/YouTube)

On the afternoon of this Friday (8), the 22 athletes scheduled to take action in the UFC Las Vegas 83, this Saturday (8), went through the scale challenge at the event's official weigh-in. Only Brazilian on the main card, André Sergipano used the tolerance pound, valid for fights that don't count for a belt, and made the weight without any problems to confirm the duel against Jun Yong Park in medium weights (up to 83,9 kg).

Protagonists of the event, song yadong e Chris Gutierrez confirmed the main fight of the night. The Chinese had no problems, while the North American was one of the last to weigh in and had to take off his clothes to stay within the bantamweight limit, counting on the pound tolerance.

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Besides André Sergipano, three other Brazilians successfully passed the scale when weighing the UFC Las Vegas 83: lightweight (up to 70,3 kg) Melquizael Costa and straws (up to 52,1 kg) Rayanne dos Santos e Talita Alencar, who will face each other in the opening of the preliminary card. Already Luana Santos he exceeded the bantamweight limit (up to 61,2 kg), measuring 63 kg even with the help of the screen. At the time of publication of this article, the fight between the Brazilian and Stephanie Egger remains confirmed. The tendency is for the São Paulo company to be fined a percentage of the stock market.

UFC Las Vegas 83 weigh-in results

MAIN CARD (0 p.m. Brasília time)

Bantamweight (up to 61,2kg): song yadong (61,6 kg) x Chris Gutierrez (61,7 kg)

Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Anthony Smith (93,2 kg) x Khalil rountree Jr. (92,5 kg)

Light weight (up to 70,3kg): Nasrat Haqparast (70,7 kg) x Jamie Mullarkey (70,7 kg)

Bantamweight (up to 61,2kg): Tim Elliot (61,6kg) x Su Mudaerji (61,6 kg)

Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Jun Yong Park (84,1 kg) x André Sergipano (84,3 kg)

PRELIMINARY CARD (21 p.m. Brasília time)

Welterweight (up to 77,1kg): Kenan Song (77,3 kg) x Kevin Jousset (77,3 kg)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Hyun Sung Park (57,1kg) x Shannon Ross (57,1 kg)

Light weight (up to 70,3kg): Steve Garcia (70,3 kg) x Melquizael Costa (70,5 kg)

Bantamweight (up to 61,2kg): Luana Santos (63 kg)** x Stephanie Egger (61,2 kg)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Tatsuro Taira (56,9 kg) x Carlos Hernandez (56,7kg)

Straw weight (up to 52,1kg): Rayanne dos Santos (52,1 kg) x Talita Alencar (52,6 kg)

* In non-belt fights, athletes have a 1 pound (0,454g) tolerance over the official weights of their respective categories.
** Luana Santos was 1,4 kg above the bantamweight limit, already considering the pound tolerance, and will be fined a percentage of the purse.