It’s official 💥@moicanoUFC
Hit the scales at 156 pounds and complete tomorrow’s main event!
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September 27, 2024
After a week off, Ultimate Fighting Championship heads to France for UFC Fight Night 243.
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The main event is an interesting battle between Renato Carneiro and Benoit St. Denis. Both lightweight contenders played key roles, as did everyone on the card except Aylin Perez. The bantamweight hopeful dropped half a pound in weight for her fight against Darya Zheleznyakova. As a result, she will be fined 20 percent of her purse.
Carneiro (19-5-1) is on a roll. “Money Moicano” has won his last three fights inside the Octagon, including important wins over Jalin Turner and Drew Dober. The 35-year-old could be making his final shot at the top and needs a win to keep his title hopes alive. The Brazilian’s official weight was 156 pounds.
Saint-Denis (13-2, 1 NC State) suffered a stunning knockout loss to Dustin Poirier. The setback ended the French fighter’s winning streak at five. “God of War” is going to show that he still has a lot of weight left in him, and at only 28 years old, the best is yet to come. Saint-Denis officially stepped on the scale at 156 pounds.
UFC Fight Night 243 will be broadcast live in its entirety on ESPN+. Preliminaries begin at noon ET/9am PT, with the main card kicking off at 3pm ET/noon PT.
UFC Fight Night 243 weigh-in results:
Renato Carneiro (156) vs. Benoit Saint Denis (156)
Brendan Allen (186) vs. Nasouddin Imavov (186)
Joan Delson Brito (146) vs. William Gomis (146)
Brian Battle (170) vs. Kevin Giuse (169)
Morgan Charriere (146) vs. Gabriel Miranda (146)
Matt Frevola (156) vs. Fares Giam (156)
Ion Kutelaba (205) vs. Ivan Erslan (206)
Da Eun-jung (205) vs. Oumar Sy (205)
Ludovit Klein (155) vs. Roosevelt Roberts (155)
Aylin Perez (136.5)* vs. Darya Zheleznyakova (135)
Taylor Lapilas (136) vs. Vince Morales (135)
Victor Altamirano (126) vs. Daniel Burress (125)
Jacqueline Cavalcanti (135) vs. Nora Cornole (136)
Chris Duncan (156) vs. Bolaji Oki (156)
*Perez lost 0.5 pounds and was fined 20% of his purse.
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