UFC 331 Weigh-in: Alexandre Pantoja and Mauricio Ruffy make weight and confirm their main fights.

Alexandre Pantoja at the weigh-in for UFC 310 (Photo: Reproduction/YouTube)

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Alexandre Pantoja and Mauricio Ruffy are eager to have their arms raised at UFC 331 , scheduled for next Saturday (19). The Brazilian duo will be in action in the main event and, to confirm their presence in the octagon, were the first to step on the scales at the official weigh-in. Pantoja faces Joshua Van , while Ruffy faces Arman Tsarukyan.

The first fighter to step on the scale was Mauricio Ruffy , who didn't need to use the one-pound allowance to reach the lightweight limit (up to 70,3 kg). Next, Arman Tsarukyan weighed in at 70,7 kg and needed the allowance to confirm the fight.

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70,3 kg for the Brazilian Mauricio Ruffy ! 💪

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70,7 kg for Arman Tsarukyan at the official weigh-in for #CryptoCom #UFC331 ! 💪

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Second fighter to weigh in, Alexandre pantoja He easily made the flyweight limit (up to 56,6 kg) and confirmed his place in the title race against... Joshua Van who, in turn, created suspense before stepping on the scale and weighed in at 56,7 kg, confirming the main fight.

56,7 kg for former champion Alexandre Pantoja at the official weigh-in for #CryptoCom #UFC331 ! 💪

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Joshua Van made weight!

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Brazilians shine at UFC 331

Besides Alexandre Pantoja and Mauricio Ruffy , five other Brazilians will represent the green and yellow flag at UFC 331 , and all made weight without difficulty. On the main card, Patricio "Pitbull" weighed in at 65,8 kg and confirmed his fight against Dooho Choi.

On the preliminary card, Ryan Gandra and Brunno Hulk weighed in at the middleweight limit (up to 83,9 kg), confirming their fights against Ozzy Diaz and Edmen Shahbazyan , respectively. Eduarma Moura weighed in at 56,9 kg and Joanderson Tubarão weighed in at 65,9 kg.

Check out the UFC 331 weigh-in results

MAIN CARD (22pm Brasília time)

Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Joshua Van (56,7 kg) vs. Alexandre Pantoja (56,6 kg) - title fight

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Arman Tsarukyan (70,7 kg) x Mauricio Ruffy (70,3 kg)

Featherweight (up to 65,8 kg): Patricio Pitbull (65,9 kg) x Dooho Choi (66,2 kg)

Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Gable Stevenson (108,8 kg) vs. Sean Sharaf (109,3 kg)

Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Alonzo Menifield (93,2 kg) vs. Iwo Baraniewski (93,4 kg)

PRELIMINARY CARD (18:30 p.m. Brasília time)

Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Marlon Vera (61,7 kg) vs. Charles Jourdain (61,2 kg)

Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Tai Tuivasa (119,7 kg) x Robelis Despaigne (119,2 kg)

Featherweight (up to 65,8 kg): Michael Aswell Jr. (66,2 kg) vs. Joo Sang Yoo (65,9 kg)

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Ryan Gandra (84,3 kg) x Ozzy Diaz (84,3 kg)

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Edmen Shahbazyan (83,9 kg) x Brunno Hulk (83,6 kg)

Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Casey O'Neill (56,7 kg) x Eduarda Moura (56,9 kg)

Featherweight (up to 65,8 kg): Giga Chikadze (66,2 kg) vs. Joanderson Tubarão (65,9 kg)

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