This Friday, 06, UFC has been dealing with a lot of criticism from the fighters, who point out a serious error in the weigh-in for the UFC 274 dispute
This Friday, the 6th, the UFC has been experiencing moments of great tension due to the official weigh-in for another event. Before the start of UFC 274, which would mark the fight for the lightweight belt between Charles do Bronx and Justin Gaethjethe organization is dealing with a lot of criticism from the top fighters scheduled for the clashes.
With many problems regarding the athletes’ weight, the UFC has been observing several posts on social networks about a possible error in the scales. According to information gathered by the website “Combate”, the event organizers would have recalibrated the device on the night of last Thursday, 5th, which would have caused a difference of 200g and 300g.
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This was the case of Brazilian Charles do Bronx, who even announced on social media that he had lost 70.3kg. However, the fighter went to the official weigh-in this Friday, 06, and ended up being 200g over the limit. With that, the athlete lost the UFC lightweight belt and will have to row again to be the champion.
“We went to sleep at the weight, we checked the weight on the scale that the organization leaves downstairs, all OK. When we went this morning, I was overweight. We even posted yesterday (Thursday) that he went to sleep with weight, because that’s really what happened. You are witnesses of this, Charles never stopped hitting the weights after he went up to 70kg“, he said Diego LimaCharles’ coach, in an interview with the website ‘Combate’.
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“Even when it wasn’t the belt, he beat underweight, didn’t use the pound of tolerance. If I’m going to keep talking, they’ll think it’s an excuse, but the truth is, we posted yesterday that he hit the weight well. He hit the weights and went to sleep”, added the trainer from Charles of the Bronx, who will go into action, but not to fight for the title.
BRONX CHARLES OFF WEIGHT!
This Friday, 06, the Brazilian Charles do Bronx lost the title of the lightweight division before going into action in the dispute of UFC 274. In the official weigh-in for the event, the fighter could not beat the weight of 70.3 kg and ended up having the belt withdrawn by the entity. With that, the athlete is no longer UFC champion.
Even with the frustration, Charles do Bronx will fight Justin Gaethje this Saturday, 07. However, the confrontation is only worth the belt for the American fighter. If he wins the duel, the Brazilian won’t regain the title. In this case, the post of champion of the UFC lightweight division remains vacant until a new fight is scheduled by the organization.
Even with the weigh-in without clothes, Charles do Bronx was 200g above the indicated weight to try to fight for the maintenance of the UFC belt and lost the title of champion of the category. With the frustration, the Brazilian became the first fighter to lose the title of the organization due to problems with the balance before the events.
“Due to the problem, Charles Oliveira will lose a percentage of his scholarship. As of this moment, Charles Oliveira remains the UFC Lightweight Champion, but at the start of the Main Event Headliner tomorrow night, he will vacate the lightweight title. The fight will go on as planned, but the championship will only be at stake for Gaethje“, the UFC statement said.
Source: sportbuzz
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