Karlos Vémola and his girlfriend while waiting for the scale. PHOTO: OCTAGON MMA
Done. The most watched person of Saturday’s tournament in Štvanice complied with the weight limit. So does the opponent. The title fight of the OKTAGON MMA organization in the light heavyweight division can start on Saturday before midnight. Karlos Vémola vs. Alexander Ilic. They both weighed in on Friday morning. They fit into 93 kilograms without any problems.
The Serbian, who goes by the nickname Joker, arrived without much emotion. He greeted the promoters, took off his clothes and went to the scale. She showed him 93 kilos, no problem.
His Terminator juice walked on in sunglasses. He took off his jacket, T-shirt and sweatpants. He was wearing more. He only kept the pendant with the letter T around his neck. The scale showed him 92.6 kilos. He was immediately given a drink by trainer André Reinders afterwards. Replenishment of fluids, carbohydrates and vitamins has just begun. It will continue during the day and tomorrow Vémola will have more kilograms. Around the metro?
Vémola and kilos, a theme that appears before every duel. How much will it rain? A lot, that’s probably the only and short answer. But whether it is a process that is beneficial for the body is not worth talking about. Lose, for example, 10 kilos in 24 hours and then gain it back in a few hours?
When Vémola boxed with Marp, they agreed on a weight of 84 kilos, which is a much more complicated and painful process. On Friday, he had to lose up to 93 kilos.
“Ten o’clock has struck, about 36 hours until weigh-in. We’ve just stopped all water, all food, and we’re in for 36 hours of hell, but it’s not much, it’s about a quarter of a kilo an hour. Heavy on the training ground, light on the battlefield. See you on Friday at the weigh-in and in the O2 arena,” Vémola told fans before the boxing duel, which took place at the end of May. According to this math, the Terminator had about 9 kilos left to lose.
When Vémola goes middleweight again, he will face a more painful process of cutting pounds. He experienced “lighter” shedding last night.
“Everyone asks me about it. It’s a relative term. If I tell someone I’m nine kilos short, they say it’s terrible, but for me it’s good. Anything under ten is great, above that, that’s it terrible,” said Vémola some time ago.
After the injury, Vémola slowly returned to the pace, but then shifted to the sprinter level. At the beginning of May, he had three wishes.
“The first life KO in the ring (the win was, the KO was not). A win in Germany, when the Oktagon is there for the first time (this was successful) and the title match in Štvanice (will take place on Saturday). This would be a dream come true, such a thank you to the fans, to everyone , who stand behind me,” Vémola planned a quarter of a year ago.
How will the last third wish turn out on Saturday at Štvanice?
