The Tsunami and Avalanche weighed in without problem Friday at the Lorena International Hotel, setting the stage for Saturday's Mo Team League event at Club Athletico Paulistano in São Paulo, Brazil.
Tsunami coach
Pedro Rizzo (Pictures) said the matchups are even entering the second show for Brazil's team-oriented MMA league.
"I think that my team is well-formed, well-balanced," Rizzo said. "This dispute will be hard, without favorites. There's no way to make a prediction. What really works will happen inside the ring."
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (Pictures) mentioned the importance of the event for the careers of the athletes competing.
"This is a great chance for the fighters to appear and to project themselves in the MMA scene, as much here in Brazil as abroad," Nogueira said. "The show will be very good."
Full Card:
Avalanche vs. Tsunami
Rafael Bastos (Pictures) (69kg) vs.
Leonardo Santos (69.8kg)
Sergio Moraes (75.6kg) vs.
Andre Santos (75.6kg)
Julio Cesar Field (78.7kg) vs.
Mauricio Alonso (82.3kg)
Fabio Maldonado (90.5kg) vs.
Vitor Miranda (90.5kg)
Junior Cigano (103kg) vs.
Jair Goncalves (95kg)
Preliminary Bouts
Alan Nilson (68.9kg) vs.
Hacran Dias (68.9kg)
Mauro Xuxa (76kg) vs. Bruno Pisani (76kg)