Luana Carolina had a tough day on the scale.
The flyweight fighter missed weight for the second time in her UFC profession, coming in three kilos over the restrict (together with one-pound allowance) for her preliminary bout with Julija Stoliaranko at UFC Vegas 85 this Saturday.
Carolina additionally missed weight for a flyweight bout in opposition to Poliana Botelho for a Could 1 UFC occasion, coming in 2.5 kilos over the restrict. She went on to defeat Botelho through cut up resolution.
Stoliarenko and her workforce requested that Carolina weigh in once more at no heavier than 128 kilos. Carolina efficiently hit that mark on her second try and the bout now proceeds at a catchweight with Carolina forfeiting 20 % of her purse as penalty.
In higher information, Saturday’s middleweight headliners Roman Dolidze and Nassourdine Imavov each made weight with out challenge. Dolidze tipped the size at 186 kilos, whereas Imavov got here in at championship weight at 185 kilos on the dot.
Dolidze is presently No. 12 at 185 kilos within the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, with Imavov a few spots behind tied for No. 14.
See Friday’s official weigh-in outcomes for UFC Vegas 85 under.
Essential Card (ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET)
Roman Dolidze (186) vs. Nassourdine Imavov (185)
Renato Moicano (156) vs. Drew Dober (156)
Randy Brown (171) vs. Muslim Salikhov (171)
Viviane Araujo (126) vs. Natalia Silva (125.5)
Aliaskhab Khizriev (186) vs. Makhmud Muradov (185.5)
Gilbert Urbina (171) vs. Charlie Radtke (170.5)
Preliminary Card (ESPN+ at 4 p.m. ET)
Molly McCann (116) vs. Diana Belbita (116)
Azat Maksum (126) vs. Charles Johnson (125.5)
Themba Gorimbo (170.5) vs. Pete Rodriguez (170.5)
Jeong Yeong Lee (146) vs. Blake Bilder (144.5)
Luana Carolina (129)* vs. Julija Stoliarenko (126)
Landon Quinones (155.5) vs. MarQuel Mederos (155.5)
Thomas Peterson (261.5) vs. Jamal Pogues (265.5)
*Carolina missed weight on her first try. Upon request from opponent Julija Stoliarenko’s workforce, Carolina needed to weigh not more than 148 kilos on her second try. Carolina weighed in once more and made 148 and the bout proceeds as a catchweight with Carolina forfeiting 20 % of her purse as penalty
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