Deiveson Figueiredo makes weight without fear and confirms crucial duel against Marlon Vera at UFC Abu Dhabi

Deiveson Figueiredo weighing in for UFC Abu Dhabi (Photo: Reproduction/X)

Everything ready for the 'Brazilian Squadron' at UFC Abu Dhabi. In the early hours of this Friday (2), Deiveson Figueiredo, Mackenzie dern, elves brener e Kaue Fernandes, like all the athletes scheduled for the 13 fights on the card, won the challenge against the scales and confirmed the duels for the event that takes place this Saturday (3), at the Etihad Arena, in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

Responsible for the main fight of the event, at bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg), Cory Sandhagen e Umar Nurmagomedov They had no problems with the scale. The North American used the pound tolerance valid for fights that are not worth the belt and weighed in at 61,6 kg, while the Russian weighed in at 61,2 kg for the category.

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In fights involving Brazilians, there are no problems either. Deiveson Figueiredo e Kaue Fernandes used half a pound of tolerance to beat the weights in the bantamweight and lightweight categories (up to 70,3 kg), respectively, while Mackenzie dern e elves brener reached the 'championship weight' for their duels at strawweight (up to 52,1 kg) and lightweight, respectively.

UFC Abu Dhabi weigh-in results

MAIN CARD (16 p.m. Brasília time)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Cory Sandhagen (61,6 kg) x Umar Nurmagomedov (61,2 kg)

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Shara Magomedov (84,3 kg) x Michal Oleksiejczuk (83,9 kg)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Marlon Vera (61,6 kg) x Deiveson Figueiredo (61,4 kg)

Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Tony Ferguson (77,1 kg) x Michael chiesa (77,1 kg)

Straw weight (up to 52,1 kg): Mackenzie dern (52,1 kg) x Lupita Godinez (52,3 kg)

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Joel alvarez (70,5 kg) x elves brener (70,3 kg)

PRELIMINARY CARD (13 p.m. Brasília time)

Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Azamat Murzakanov (93 kg) x Alonzo Menifield (92,5 kg)

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Mohammad Yahya (70,3 kg) x Kaue Fernandes (70,5 kg)

Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Shamil Gaziev (118,8 kg) x Don'Tale Mayes (120,2 kg)

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Guram Kutateladze (70,3 kg) x Jordan Vucenic (70,3 kg)

Straw weight (up to 52,1 kg):Victoria Dudakova (52,3 kg) x Sam Hughes (51,7 kg)

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Jai Herbert (70,5 kg) x Rolando Bedoya (70,3 kg)

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg); Sedriques Dumas (84,3 kg) x Denis Tiuliulin (83,9 kg)

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