Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree Jr. make weight and confirm UFC Baku main event

Jamahal hill e Khalil rountree weighing in UFC Baku (Photos: Instagram)

Everything is set for the Ultimate debut in Azerbaijan. In the early hours of this Friday (20), at the official weigh-in of the UFC Baku, Jamahal hill, Khalil Rountree Jr. and all the other 22 athletes scheduled for the card passed the challenge against the scale and confirmed their presence at the event that takes place this Saturday (21), from 13 pm (Brasília time).

For the main fight of the UFC BakuBoth Jamahal hill, how much Khalil Rountree Jr., used the pound tolerance valid for fights that do not have a belt in dispute, and weighed the same 93,4 kg.

See too

Ronda Rousey reveals neurological problems caused by her fighting career

Prochazka claims that Poatan will not have a rematch with Ankalaev and fires at the Russian: 'He harms himself alone'

Former light heavyweight champion (up to 93 kg), Hill is trying to recover from a two-fight losing streak and win for the first time in more than two years to defend his fourth position in the rankings, while Rountree is also coming off a loss, in a title fight against Alex Poatán, and is looking for a place in the top 5 of the division.

In the co-main fight of UFC Baku, Raphael Fiziev e Ignatius Bahamondes They didn't need the pound of tolerance and measured the 'championship weight', with 70,3 kg. Fighting at home, the Azeri enters under pressure due to a sequence of three defeats, while the Chilean promise seeks the fourth victory in a row to get closer to the top 10 of the lightweights.

The only Brazilian at UFC Baku, Nikolas Motta confirms his presence

Nikolas Motta is one of the Brazilians on the card UFC Macau. Photo: Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC

With 12 fights confirmed, the UFC Baku has only one Brazilian confirmed. Scheduled for the main card, the lightweight (up to 70,3 kg) Nikolas Motta secured his name in the event using half a pound of tolerance to hit 70,5 kg. The Minas Gerais native from Governador Valadares is looking for his third consecutive victory and has not lost since June 2023.

Opponent of the Brazilian, Nazim Sadykhov He was at 'championship weight', weighing exactly 70,3 kg. Fighting at home in Baku, the Azeri is undefeated in ten fights and has not lost since his professional debut in 2018.

UFC Baku weigh-in results

Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Jamahal hill (93,4 kg) x Khalil Rountree Jr. (93,4 kg)

Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Raphael Fiziev (70,3 kg) x Ignatius Bahamondes (70,3 kg)

Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Curtis blaydes (117 kg) x Rizvan Kuniev (120 kg)

Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Myktybek Orolbai (74,8 kg) x Tofiq Musayev (73,9 kg)

Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Nazim Sadykhov (70,3 kg) x Nikolas Motta (70,5 kg)

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Muhammad Naimov (66,2 kg) x Bogdan Grad (66,2 kg)

PRELIMINARY CARD

Welterweight (up to 77kg): Oban Elliott (77,3 kg) x Seokhyeon Ko (76,8 kg)

Average weight (up to 83,9kg): JunYong Park (84,3 kg) x Ismail Naurdiev (84,3 kg)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Dariya Zhelezniakova (61,6 kg) x Melissa Mullins (61,6 kg)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Irina Alekseeva (61,4g) x Klaudia Sygula (61,2 kg)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Azat Maksum (57,1 kg) x Tagir Ulanbekov (57,1 kg)

Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Mohammed Usman (110,9 kg) x Hamdy Abdelwahab (120 kg)

* There is a one pound tolerance (approximately 0,450 kg) for non-title fights.