INTENSE! UFC Face-off Gets Ugly as Ion Cutelaba and Dustin Jacoby Face-off Ahead of UFC Fight Night

Weigh-ins are the last time two fighters face each other before being locked into a cage on fight night. For some fighters, it’s a mere formality. For others, it’s a chance to look their opponent in the eye and feed off energy. Often times face-offs can get extremely heated and in some cases have broken into an all-out brawl like it did with Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier. 

At UFC Vegas 25 this weekend Dustin Jacoby takes on Ion Cutelaba in the light heavyweight division on the main card. The face-off between the two men was extremely interesting, to say the least. 

Cutelaba stepped on the stage and shook hands with Dana White before getting into position for the media to take photos. He then proceeded to grab Jacoby by his neck and yanked him forward. White stepped in to quell the situation and separated the two men immediately. 

Actions by Cutelaba were extremely dangerous given what had happened the last weekend. Jeremy Stephens shoved an unsuspecting Drakkar Klose during their face-off resulting in Klose having to pull out from the fight due to injuries sustained due to the shove. 

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Can Ion Cutelaba bounce back with a win against Dustin Jacoby at UFC Vegas 25 

Cutelaba is 0-2 in his last two fights. ‘The Hulk’ was stopped in both the fights by Magomed Ankalaev. He will be aiming to get back into the win column this weekend. However, that will be easier said than does as he is facing someone who is on a four-fight win streak and has looked extremely impressive in his fights thus far. 

What started out as a cordial buildup to the fight between the two men has quickly taken a turn for the worse. The face-offs might play a part in how both fighters approach the fight. The fight should be an extremely closely contested bout between two top talents at light heavyweight. 

What do you make of Ion Cutelaba’s actions? Do you think there should be serious punishments in place so that athletes do not touch each other at weigh-ins?

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