Controversial weigh-in marks ufc vegas 95; three fighters don't make weight. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/@ufc
The official weigh-in of the ufc vegas 95 This Friday (9) was marked by an unusual event: three fighters exceeded the weight limit of their respective divisions in the organization's 'first wave'. Chepe Mariscal, Banny Barlow and Chelsea Chandler It was the athletes who couldn't beat the mark.
The fighter who strayed the furthest from her ideal weight was Chelsea Chandler, which he exceeded by 2,5kg. the limit of the bantamweight category (up to 61,2kg.), while her opponent, Yana Santos, passed without any problems. The other athletes also showed excesses, but on a smaller scale. All fights on the card are still standing.
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On the other hand, the Brazilian representatives of the event did not face any problems in the balance. Karol Rosa, Jonathan Diniz, Stephanie Luciano e Talita Alencar have complied with the regulations and are ready for their respective fights.
The main fight of the night, between heavyweights Marcin tybura e Serghei Spivac, remains confirmed and promises to be one of the biggest highlights of the card.
Check out the fighters' weights for UFC Vegas 95
MAIN CARD (20pm Brasília time)
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Damon Jackson (67,1kg.) x Chepe Mariscal (67,8kg.)*
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Danny Barlow (77,6kg.)* x Nikolay Veretennikov (77,3kg.)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Chris Gutierrez (61,7kg.) x Quang Le (61,7kg.)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Yana Santos (61,4kg.) x Chelsea Chandler (63,9kg.)*
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Toshiomi Kazama (61,6kg.) x Charalampos Grigoriou (61,7kg.)
PRELIMINARY CARD (18pm Brasília time)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Karol Rosa (61,4kg.) x Pannie kianzad (61,4kg.)
Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Jonathan Diniz (117kg.) x Karl Williams (110,2kg.)
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Youssef Zalal (66kg.) x Jarno Errens (65,9kg.)
Straw weight (up to 52,1 kg): Stephanie Luciano (52,1kg.) x Talita Alencar (52,3kg.)
*Chepe Mariscal, Banny Barlow and Chelsea Chandler were above the permitted limit of their respective divisions.
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