Brian Ortega vs Aljamain Sterling UFC Shanghai’s fight shifted to a new weight category. Here’s why
UFC did not give a formal reason for adjustment, but Ortega’s well -documented challenges that reduce the 145 -pound feather weight limit played a role in change. Ortega stands with a record of 16-4, while Sterling stands at 24-5.
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According to Cagesidepress.com, the full UFC fighting night card, authorities Ortega and Sterling’in 153 pounds for the joint activity conflicts confirmed. This figure is significantly higher than the 146 -pound feather weight limit in which the fight was initially shrinking.
Ortega’s career, something that disturbs him during the weight cut once again had difficulty in the weight. UFC then shifted to capture the match and made the match progress without cancellation.
Sterling jumped into a featherweight last year at UFC 300, where he was impressed by the first victory against Calvin Kattar. However, in December, the urgently defeated competitor Movsar Evloev’e stopped with a setback.
Meanwhile, Ortega fought to find consistency of 1-3 on his last four trips. After Diego’s defeat, he gets into this fight to recoil.
The match, which is now shifted to Catchweight after weighing problems, is planned as a common event in the UFC Fight Night, Shanghai’s Mercedes-Benz Arena.
What is Catchweight?
Catchweight fighting is a non -standard, mutually accepted weight limit determined outside the official sections. Usually one or both can happen when they cannot make the specified weight class.
For example, if the light limit of 155 pounds and the heavy weight limit is 170 pounds, fighters may agree to compete in 160 if they do not make the desired weight.
In a simpler way, a capture weight match means that warriors meet in a weight that is not officially unrecognized as a division.
