Charles Oliveira is used to his personal tough weight cuts, however this week the previous UFC light-weight champion helped teammate, Elves Brener, make weight for his battle at UFC 301 on Saturday evening (Could 4, 2024) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Brener, who’s scheduled to satisfy light-weight finisher Myktybek Orolbai on the UFC 301 “Prelims” undercard, didn’t have a great minimize all the way down to 156 kilos. The light-weight prospect hasn’t actually struggled with weight cuts by means of three UFC fights so far, however issues almost took a flip for the more serious forward of this weekend’s card in Brazil.
Brener took to social media to share his grueling weight minimize and it solely raised pink flags. Oliveira can been seen hugging his teammate and attempting to help him along with his minimize, however Brener almost toppled over when he stood up. It was a scary scene to say the least. Test it out beneath:
Surprisingly, Brener efficiently minimize all the way down to 156 kilos for Friday’s early weigh ins (outcomes HERE). His battle with Orolbai has been made official, however what precisely will this agonizing weight minimize value Brener when it’s time to battle on Saturday?
Struggle followers should monitor Brener’s situation heading into tomorrow, particularly since UFC 301 already misplaced a “Prelims” battle attributable to a scary weigh in.
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