UFC Lightweight contenders Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush make their final preparations before the ceremonial weigh-ins at …
(water rustles) (Diego speaking Portuguese) (Charles speaking Portuguese) (Diego speaking Portuguese) (Charles speaking Portuguese) (Diego speaking Portuguese) (chattering faintly in Portuguese) (team applauds) – I thank you so much, I really support my team, my family, my big fans. I’m Charles Oliveira. My big champion, the lions. The lions. It’s good. (speaks Portuguese) (crowd murmurs) – [Jon] When you stand on the scale, please hold still with your arms at your sides, so it’s easier for the commissioner to read that scale. We wanna make this quick for everyone, whether you’re first or tenth. – I thank all the media for the official weigh-in for UFC 289, Nunes vs. Aldana. And we begin with one of the fighters around whom this fight card was built, the number five ranked UFC women’s bantamweight contender, and first time title challenger, Irene Aldana. – [Dana] 135, even. – 135 pounds, the official weight for Irene Aldana. All right, next athlete to the scale. The reigning, defending, undisputed UFC women’s bantamweight and featherweight champion, the Lioness, Amanda Nunes. – [Dana] 135, even. – [Jon] 135, the official weight for the champion, Amanda Nunes. Our next fighter to the stage, half of the co-main event, one of the best lightweights in the world, the fourth-ranked contender, Beneil Dariush. – [Dana] 156, even. – [Jon] 156 pounds, the official weight for Benny Dariush. All right, next athlete to weigh in is the number one ranked lightweight contender, former UFC lightweight champion and future Hall of Famer, Charles “do Bronx” Oliveira. (some attendees clap and holler) – [Attendee] Hey! (speaks Portuguese) – [Dana] 154. – [Attendee] Hey! – [Jon] 154, the official weight for Charles Oliveira. – [Beneil] Hi, Papa. (speaks in foreign language) – [Team Member] Yeah. And either, couple of days, more or less. – It was weigh-ins, obviously, earlier. We have ceremonial next. But in between, it’s my daughter’s birthday. So we wanna do a little bit more for my daughter, so we got all these balloon animals and a sign. But for some reason we can’t say “happy birthday” to my daughter, ’cause she gets upset. So we’re trying to make it happen without her freaking out. So let’s see how it goes. But she likes singing “Happy Birthday.” – [Victoria] She just does not like it. One can see it. – [Victoria and Dariush] It’s Herbert. – Right now, I’m just wrapping up her present. Don’t have wrapping paper, so we’re gonna use Benny’s food bag. – [Beneil] Improvise. That’s really impressive, Victoria. – Thank you. Yeah, let’s go look! (child babbles) – [Beneil] Hi. – What is that? – Wow, Alva. – [Victoria] Like, what is this? – [Nolan] Alva? Got it. – Thank you, love. – Of course. Good one, Nolan? – [Nolan] I think so. – [Victoria] Fantastic? Thank you. I think she likes the balloons more than the toys. – [Beneil] I think so too. – [Victoria] It’s okay. – [Beneil] To be fair though, I like the toys more than the balloons. – [Victoria] Mm-hmm. (person on phone speaking Portuguese) (Charles speaking Portuguese) (person on phone speaking Portuguese) (Charles speaking Portuguese) (person on phone speaking Portuguese) (Gia speaking Portuguese) (Charles speaking Portuguese) (Tayla speaking Portuguese) – I parked two buses, yep. All right, I got you guys, this way. All right, folks. Okay, both of these guys in the shuttle, they’re coming with the ride now. (passengers faintly chattering) – It’s exciting to get in front of the fans again. It was an awesome time yesterday. Looking forward to it today, and looking forward to it tomorrow, man. – Are we good? – Yeah. (crowd cheers) – What’s going on, Vancouver? Thanks for coming out! All right, now we head to one of the biggest fights of 2023. Co-main event in the lightweight division. First fighter to the stage, the number four ranked lightweight contender, Beneil Dariush. (crowd buzzes) Official weight, 156 for Benny Dariush. (crowd cheers) And his opponent, the former UFC lightweight champion, and the number one contender, Charles “do Bronx” Oliveira! 154, the official weight for Charles Oliveira. (energetic music) Now, Vancouver, here we go, with the championship main event. First fighter to the stage, the title challenger and number five ranked contender, Irene Aldana. 135 for the challenger, Irene Aldana. And her opponent is the reigning, defending, undisputed UFC women’s bantamweight champion of the world, Amanda Nunes! 135, the official weight for the champion. (energetic music) Irene Aldana, here in Vancouver, first UFC title fight. You’ve handled everything great all week. What are your emotions on the eve now, of the biggest fight of your. – Tomorrow, I’m bringing the fourth belt to Mexico. Thank you for your support, and let’s go tomorrow. – All right, we step over here, and talk to the GOAT, Amanda Nunes. A lot of these fans, of course, are here to watch you compete. Any final thoughts on the eve of your 12th straight UFC title fight? – And it’s still forever tomorrow, baby. Let’s go, I’ll see you all tomorrow. (crowd cheers) There she is, folks! The Lioness, Amanda Nunes. Vancouver, how good are you guys? Thank you all for making noise. One more slate. We’ll see you tomorrow night! (energetic music)