The weigh-in ceremony is one of the highlights of the preview of the fights. UFC. The fighters undergo an exhaustive weight cut that they then have to confirm on the scale. However, It doesn’t always turn out as desired. and sometimes there are agonizing minutes due to the state of the protagonists.
The Argentine fighter AilÃn Pérez, 29, was the protagonist of the weigh-in ceremony for her fight this Saturday in Paris by presenting a very weakened statepractically unable to walk or stand and being helped to get off the scale.
Despite the effort he made, Pérez did not meet the maximum weight allowed. She went half a pound over the 136 established for her fight against Darya Zheleznyakova. Even so, he will compete, but he will have a loss of 20% of the prize pool.
After the weigh-in, the Argentine shared an image on her social networks on the scale with a special dedication: “Thank you, aunt, for the strength you gave me today, the fight is for you.”.
The state of AilÃn once again puts into debate whether this practice threatens the health of the fighters with situations so extremes of dehydration and malnutrition before combat.
