Renato Moicano and Benoit Saint Denis are all set to shine in the City of Light.
Saturday’s UFC Paris headliners effectively made weight for their light-weight bout at Friday’s main weigh-ins, with both fighters using the one-pound allowance and being available in at 156 pounds.
Moicano presently holds the No. 12 area at light-weight in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, with Saint Denis close behind at No. 14. This is the very first centerpiece for Saint Denis, who comes from France.
The main weigh-ins primarily went off without a drawback, with the exception of initial bantamweight fighter Ailin Perez. The Argentinian standout weighed in at 136.5 pounds, 0.5 pounds over the limitation, and looked horrible on the scale. She was noticeably shaking and needed to be assisted to the back after her weight was signed up.
The UFC has actually validated that Perez’s bout with Darya Zheleznyakova continues as a catchweight with Perez surrendering 20 percent of her handbag as charge.
See main UFC Paris weigh-in outcomes listed below.
Main Card (ESPN+ at 3 p.m. ET)
Renato Moicano (156) vs. Benoit Saint Denis (156)
Nassourdine Imavov (186) vs. Brendan Allen (186)
William Gomis (146) vs. Joanderson Brito (146)
Kevin Jousset (169) vs. Bryan Battle (170)
Morgan Charriere (146) vs. Gabriel Miranda (146)
Fares Ziam (156) vs. Matt Frevola (156)
Initial Card (ESPN+ at 12 p.m. ET)
Ion Cutelaba (205) vs. Ivan Erslan (206)
Oumar Sy (205) vs. Da Un Jung (205)
Ludovit Klein (155) vs. Roosevelt Roberts (155)
Taylor Lapilus (136) vs. Vince Morales (135)
Darya Zheleznyakova (135) vs. Ailin Perez (136.5 )*
Daniel Barez (125) vs. Victor Altamirano (126)
Nora Cornolle (136) vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti (135)
Bolaji Oki (156) vs. Chris Duncan (156)
* Perez missed out on weight. Her bout with Darya Zheleznyakova continues as a catchweight with Perez surrendering 20 percent of her handbag as charge.
