Carlos Prates makes weight and confirms duel with Neil Magny in the main fight of UFC Las Vegas 100

Carlos Prates e Neil Magny made weight and confirmed the main fight of the UFC Las Vegas 100 / Super Fights Montage Reproduction

The main fight of UFC Las Vegas 100, this Saturday (9), between Neil Magny e Carlos Prates is confirmed. On the afternoon of this Friday (8), the protagonists of the event, as well as all the other 20 athletes scheduled for the 12 fights, went through the challenge against the scales at the official weigh-in.

On the scale, Prates reached 77,3 kg, a little less than his opponent, who had already weighed in, marking 77,5 kg. Both Magny and the Brazilian, who are in the welterweight category (up to 77,1 kg), were within the tolerance allowed for duels that are not worth the belt.

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Two fighters failed to make weight. One of them, the opponent of Elizeu Capoeira (77,5 kg.), Zachary Scroggin weighed 78,9 kg., marking 1,4 kg. above the tolerance for the welterweight category. Melissa Mullins, who opens the preliminary card against Klaudia Sygula in the women's bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg.), also exceeded the tolerance and weighed 62,1 kg. Her opponent weighed 61,7 kg.

Fight canceled

After the weigh-in, information came that the co-main fight between Ricky Turcios and Bernardo Sopaj has been canceled. According to the UFC, Turcios has not been cleared by the medical team and therefore will not step into the 'Apex' octagon this Saturday.

Weigh-In Results | UFC Vegas 100

Main Card

Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Neil Magny (77,5kg.) x Carlos Prates (77,3kg.)

Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg) Ricky Turcios (61,7kg.) x Benardo Sopaj (61,7kg)

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Gerald meerschaert (83,9kg.) x Reinier de Ridder (83,9kg.)

Straw weight (up to 52,1 kg): Luana pinheiro (52,4kg) x Gillian robertson (52,6kg.)

Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Mansur Abdul-Malik (83,9 kg.) x Dusko Todorovic (84,1kg.)

Preliminary Card

Straw weight (up to 52,1 kg): Karolina Kowalkiewicz (52,4kg.) x Denise Gomes (52,1kg)

Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Gaston Bolaños (61,4 kg.) x Cortavious Romious (61,7 kg.)

Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Elizeu Capoeira (77,5kg) x Zachary Scroggin (78,9kg.)

Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Matthew Semelsberger (77,5kg.) x Charles Radtke (77,3kg.)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): cody stmann (61,4kg.) x Da'Mon Blackshear (61,4kg.)

Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Tresean Gore (84,3 kg.) x Antonio Trocoli (84,3kg.)

Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Melissa Mullins (62,1 kg.) x Klaudia Sygula (61,7 kg.)