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RIO DE JANEIRO – MMA Junkie was on site and broadcast live the official weigh-in Friday of the first UFC 237 fighters, which had some problems.
The first weighings took place at the UFC host hotel in Rio de Janeiro and precede the ceremonial weigh-in for the fans, which takes place at 17 hours. AND at Arena Youth. The same venue hosts the Saturday event, which has a main card on the pay-per-view television after the ESPN and ESPN + preliminaries.
Straw-weight champion Rose Namajunas (8-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) and challenger Jessica Andrade (19-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) battled in the main event. Both heads made the weight without problems, both registering £ 114.5 for the contest.
The same could not be said of Bethe Correia (10-3-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC), who weighed 141 pounds for a women's bantamweight duel with Irene Aldana (9-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) ). Correia has been fined 30% of her purse, but the fight will continue as planned.
Meanwhile, officials of the Brazilian sports commission (CABMMA) have dismissed Diego Ferreira (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) of a scheduled match against Francisco Trinaldo (23-6 MMA, 13-5 UFC) , citing medical problems. has been cancelled. UFC officials are yet to announce new programming for the event.
Complete UFC 237 weighing results include:
MAIN CARD (ESPN + pay-per-view, 22:00 ET)
- Champ Rose Namajunas (114.5) against Jessica Andrade (114.5) – for the title in straw weight
- Jared Cannonier (184.5) against Anderson Silva (185)
- Jose Aldo (146) against Alexander Volkanovski (145.5)
- Thiago Alves (170.5) against Laureano Staropoli (170.5)
- Diego Ferreira ()* Francisco Trinaldo (154.5)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 pm ET)
- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (203.5) against Ryan Spann (204)
- Kurt Holobaugh (154.5) against Thiago Moises (155)
- Irene Aldana (135.5) against Bethe Correia (141)+
- Clay Guida (153.5) vs. B.J. Penn (155.5)
PRELIMINARY MAP (ESPN +, 6:15 pm ET)
- Luana Carolina (124.5) against Priscila Cachoeira (125.5)
- Warlley Alves (170) against Sergio Moraes (170)
- Raoni Barcelos (135.5) against Carlos Huachin (135.5)
- Viviane Araujo (131) against Talita Bernardo (134.5)
* Ferreira was excluded from the competition for medical reasons.
+ Correia lost weight and was fined 30% of her purse, but the fight will continue as planned.
For more information on UFC 237, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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