The Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission (CABMMA) conducted weight checks on three fighters from the upcoming UFC 224 card recently, CABMMA director of operations Cristiano Sampaio told MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz on Friday.
UFC bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes and challenger Raquel Pennington, who meet in the main event, had their weights checked via WhatsApp video within the last three weeks, Sampaio said. Another fighter on the card, whom Sampaio did not name, also was put through a video weight check, per a recommendation by the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) in the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports (ABC) database.