Adesanya and Imavov weigh in for the UFC Saudi Arabia (Photo: Montage/SUPER FIGHTS)
The first fight of Israel adesanya without a belt involved since 2019 is confirmed. In the early hours of this Friday (31), the 22 athletes scheduled for the UFC Saudi Arabia, including the former middleweight champion (up to 83,9 kg) and the Frenchman Nassourdine Imavov, who star in the event, attended the official weigh-in to face the challenge against the scales and confirm their respective fights.
Both Adesanya and Imavov did not need the pound tolerance allowed for non-title fights and hit exactly 83,9 kg, the 'championship weight'.
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Another name that hit the middleweight limit was 'Pirate' Shara Magomedov, responsible for the co-main fight of the event against Michael Page, which in turn used half a pound of tolerance and weighed 84,1 kg.
The only weigh-in event featured a Brazilian. For the second time in a row, featherweight (up to 65,7 kg) Lucas Alexander exceeded the weight limit for his category, weighing in at 67,3 kg, around 1,1 kg above the limit, including the one pound tolerance. As a result, Lucas will be forced to give up 30% of his purse to his opponent Bogdan Grade and the fight will continue as a 'catchweight'.
Vinicius LokDog e Mayra Sheetara, the other two Brazilians scheduled for the card, had no problems confirming their respective fights against Said Nurmagomedov e Jasmine Jasudavicius.
UFC Saudi Arabia weigh-in results
MAIN CARD
Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Israel adesanya (83,9 kg) x Nassourdine Imavov (83,9 kg)
Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Shara Magomedov (83,9 kg) x Michael Page (84,1 kg)
Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Sergei Pavlovich (112,9 kg) x Jairzinho Rozenstruik (114,3 kg)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Said Nurmagomedov (61,4 kg) x Vinicius LokDog (61,2 kg)
Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): fares ziam (70,7 kg) x Mike Davis (70,5 kg)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Muhammad Naimov (66 kg) vs Kaan Ofli (65,7 kg)
Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Shamil Gaziev (117,9 kg) x Thomas Petersen (119,2 kg)
Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): terrance mckinney (70,7 kg) x Damir Hadzović (70,5 kg)
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Jasmine Jasudavicious (56,7 kg) x Mayra Sheetara (57,1 kg)
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Bogdan Grad (66kg) x Lucas Alexander (67,3 kg)**
Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Hamdy Abdelwahab (117,9 kg) x Jamal Pogues (119,7 kg)
*In non-title fights, there is a tolerance of 1 pound (approximately 450 g) for the fighters.
** Lucas Alexander was 1,1 kg over the category limit, including the pound tolerance, and was fined 30% of his purse.
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