Today in Toronto, Canada, the official weigh-in procedure took place for the participants in the UFC 297 tournament, which will take place on the night of January 21 at the Scowshabank Arena.
In the main event of the event, the promotion's middleweight champion Sean Strickland will make his debut defense of the belt against Dricus Du Plessis. The American showed 83.8 kg on the scales, the South African was a little lighter - 83.8 kg.
In the second most important battle Raquel Pennington And Mayra Bueno Silva will challenge the vacant belt in the women's bantamweight category. The American's weight was 61.14 kg, the Brazilian's weight was 61.23 kg.
We invite you to familiarize yourself with all weighing results.
Main card:
Middleweight: Sean Strickland (83.8 kg) - Dricus Du Plessis (83.46 kg);
Women's Bantamweight: Raquel Pennington (61.14 kg) vs. Mayra Bueno Silva (61.23 kg);
Welterweight: Neil Magny (77.45 kg) - Mike Malott (77.33 kg);
Middleweight: Chris Curtis (84.14 kg) - Marc-Andre Bariot (83.68 kg);
Featherweight: Arnold Allen (65.99 kg) - Movsar Evloev (66.11 kg).
Preliminary card:
Bantamweight: Brad Katona (61.68 kg) vs. Garrett Armfield (61.34 kg);
Featherweight: Charles Jordain (65.99 kg) vs. Shawn Woodson (65.99 kg);
Bantamweight: Serhiy Sidey (61.23 kg) - Ramon Taveras (63.38 kg)*;
Women's minimum weight: Gillian Robertson (52.5 kg) - Poliana Viana (52.5 kg);
Welterweight: Johan Lyness (77.45kg) vs. Sam Patterson (76.88kg);
Women's flyweight: Jasmine Jasdavicius (60.32 kg) vs. Priscila Cachoeira (60.55 kg);
Flyweight: Malcolm Gordon (57.83 kg)** - Jimmy Flick (57.15 kg).
* Taveras has exceeded the limit and will be fined 30% of the fee in favor of the opponent.
*Malcolm Gordon has exceeded the limit and will be fined 20% of the fee in favor of the opponent.
