During the official weigh-in, Charles do Bronx did everything he could to take the UFC title, but he was unsuccessful and ended up losing the title of champion.
This Friday, 06, the Brazilian Charles do Bronx lost the lightweight title before going into action at UFC 274. At the official weigh-in for the event, the fighter couldn’t beat the weight of 70.3 kg and ended up having his belt withdrawn by the entity. With that, the athlete is no longer UFC champion.
Despite the frustration, Charles of the 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.
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It is worth mentioning that Charles do Bronx even announced that he had lost the necessary weight last Thursday night, 05. However, the Brazilian was the last to weigh himself during the official event and waited until the last minutes to try to succeed. on the scale. After weighing himself and not complying, the fighter asked to be without clothes.
Even with the attempt, 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 division. 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.
CHARLES OF THE BRONX TAKES RIVAL!
Before everything happened, Charles do Bronx took advantage of the training moments and decided to take the fight with Justin Gaethje to another sport, football. Last Thursday, 05, the Brazilian’s rival wore the shirt of the Flamengo and teased the former lightweight champion, and the ambassador of Corinthians replied the opponent.
In an interview for the website “Combate”, Charles do Bronx made it clear to Justin Gaethje that this type of mental game does not affect him at all for the fight at UFC 274. The Brazilian would go for his second belt defense in Ultimate, but ended up losing the title for not making the necessary weight before the fight against the American.
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