The Ultimate Fighting Championship is ready to take its first trip to Brazil in 2019, and although the main event, a rematch between Raphael Assuncao and Marlon Moraes is set, the weigh-ins were not without some drama this morning as two fighters came in heavy.
Assuncao hit the scales at 136 pounds, as he prepares to again face Moraes (135) in the UFC on ESPN+ 2 main event this Saturday at the Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Brazil. Co-headlining the card will be a featherweight battle between the former longtime champion Jose Aldo (146) and Renato Carneiro (145.