(strikes landing on pads)
- [Trainer] One two.
(strikes landing on pads)
- How are you, how are you doing?
- It's good.
- Yeah, I just got in.
(cross talk)
Just got in.
How are you feeling, good?
- [Kai] Yeah.
- [Alexander] Ready? He's ready!
Hey man, how are you?
- Good to see you.
- [Alexander] Got in Dallas just now.
Obviously to support, support the boys.
Our blood's in Kai.
I first met him in 2014.
It's been incredible to watch him rise,
and watch him get this belt, 'cause that's,
that's exactly what's gonna happen.
I have full confidence in Kai to go out there
and do his thing, so I can't wait.
- Now we're just waiting for your heart rate
to go down, then I'll put you in the thing.
- Yeah.
- [Eugene] Kai's done amazing with his weight,
he's been like, very disciplined through this camp,
so he's coming at his lightest.
You know, we're gonna take most of it off tonight,
do a mixture of like, a sauna and blankets and towels.
Get him drinking a bit of water and get him off to bed.
He should wake up on weight, so this'll be
Kai's smoothest weight cut, and it has to be,
'cause this is his biggest fight.
- [James] All right, what do you want to watch?
- Whatever.
I guess we can see, we can see.
- [James] It's probably like, 80, probably 80 degrees out.
He's got a sauna suit on, Sweet Sweat,
it's not too hot, he'll break a sweat.
Easy work.
He's gonna run for probably 20, 30 minutes
and then finish off in the sauna.
With stuff like this, less is more.
This is just another example of why he is who he is,
you know, he's a pro, and you know he shows up
five or six pounds, easy.
But it just makes the whole week fun.
- [Marcelo] It's amazing, every Brandon fight week
is super fun, 'cause he's always happy,
he's always trying to evolve, to become a better person,
a better athlete, and he is.
That's actually what we learn every day from him.
When he's in the gym, he coaches,
he is a good training partner, he's everything for us.
(Brandon speaking Spanish)
(footfalls pounding on treadmill)
- [Roger] Man, I tell you what,
this is the best weight cut ever.
Best camp ever, the weight just came off, you know,
and the energy level is super high, you know.
I always expect each day, each workout of fight week's
gonna get a little bit less, a little bit less,
and man, she's killing it, she's ready to go.
- Let's go, champ.
- Thank you.
- [Roger] To see the weight drop off that fast,
you know, she's super hydrated, and it just,
when this part is smooth, it makes everything smooth.
The re-hydration smooth,
the fight smooth, everything smooth.
(mumbling)
- [Amanda] Yeah.
(cheering and clapping)
- That's three (laughs).
- [Amanda] That was great.
(cross talk)
You've still got it.
- Yeah, he's still got it!
- [Roger] It's usually only like, a few drinks away.
(laughing)
- Yeah, yeah, that's a winner for sure.
- [Team Member] Two drinks away.
(train passing)
(wind blowing)
(reporters chattering)
- [Jon] All right, thank you all for being here,
for the official weigh-in for UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2.
- [Staff] All right, we're gonna start bringing you guys
to the back of the stage.
Brandon, Kai.
- [Jon] And we will begin with
the interim flyweight championship,
as we call on the former undisputed UFC flyweight champion
and now number one ranked contender,
"The Assassin Baby" Brandon Moreno.
- 124 and a half.
- [Jon] 124 and a half, the official weight-
- [Brandon] Let's go!
- [Jon] ...for Brandon Moreno.
- [Photographer] Right here, five, one, thank you, babe.
- Easy money.
- [Jon] Also ready to weigh in early this morning,
his opponent, the number two ranked flyweight contender,
taking part in his first UFC title fight,
Kai Kara-France.
(reporters and teammates murmuring)
- 124 and a half.
- [Jon] 124 and a half, the official weight
for Kai Kara-France.
And with that, your co-headliner
for the UFC's interim flyweight title is now official.
All right, next athlete to the scale
is one of the women around whom this fight card was built.
The former UFC bantamweight champion,
and the present UFC featherweight champion,
"The Lioness" Amanda Nunes.
(crowd cheering)
- 135.
- [Jon] 135, the official weight for Amanda Nunes.
- [Photographer] Three, two, one, thank you very much.
(elevator beeping)
(people murmuring)
- Hi!
- All right, our final fighter weigh this morning
is the woman around whom this fight card was built.
The undisputed UFC bantamweight champion,
"The Venezuelan Vixen", Juliana Pena.
- 134 and a half.
- [Jon] 134 and half, the official weight for Juliana Pena.
- [Photographer] Three, two, one, thanks champ.
- Thank you.
- [Jon] And with that, your UFC 277 main event is official,
we will see you guys for the ceremonial score
on time over at the American Airlines Center.
(cheering and rock music)
- [Jon] UFC fans, we'd like to welcome you
to the weigh-in for UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2.
And now for the call of the ceremonial weigh-in
for UFC 277, here is Joe Rogan.
(cheering)
- [Joe] We've got a great card for you,
ladies and gentlemen, and kicking things off
is the heavyweight division!
(cheering)
Derrick Lewis vs. Sergei Pavlovich!
- [Offscreen] Something tells me they don't like him.
- It's not even that they don't like him,
they just love him.
(heavy rock music playing on speakers)
- [Joe] Official weight, 254.5 for Mr. Pavlovich.
And his opponent, Derrick Lewis!
(crowd cheering and clapping)
Official weight: 264 for Mr. Lewis!
(roaring)
Sergei Pavlovich and Derrick Lewis, ladies and gentlemen!
(crowd cheering and clapping)
For the interim flyweight championship,
ladies and gentlemen, introducing Kai Kara-France!
(crowd cheering)
Official weight: 124.5!
- Yeah!
- [Joe] And his opponent, the former champion,
Brandon Moreno!
(crowd cheering loudly)
Official weight: 124.5 for "The Assassin Baby".
(rock music swells)
(crowd cheers and whistles)
- [Joe] Here we go, ladies and gentlemen,
for the women's bantamweight championship of the world,
introducing the former champion, Amanda Nunes!
(crowd cheering)
Official weight: 135.
- Let's (beep)-ing go, baby.
- [Joe] And her opponent, the reigning, defending,
women's bantamweight champion of the world,
Juliana Pena!
- [Crowd Member] Pena, Pena, Pena, Pena!
- [Joe] Official weight, 134.5 for the champion.
(crowd cheering)
- [Dana] (beep)-ing incredible, you two.
Good luck tomorrow.
Good luck tomorrow, you two.
- [Joe] Thank you all for coming out,
and we'll see you tomorrow night!
(dramatic choral and orchestral outro)