Top UFC official explains Charles Oliveira weight missing fiasco at UFC 274
Daily MailThe weigh-in debacle involving Charles Oliveira has been explained by UFC vice president of regulatory affairs Marc Ratner. Charles Oliveira missed weight and was stripped of his title before UFC 294 The Brazilian then went on to defeat Justin Gaethje in the first round of the main event Marc Ratner, UFC vice president of regulatory affairs, has overseen weigh-ins for years He was unable to sweat off the final amount and was subsequently stripped of his lightweight title before beating Justin Gaethje at UFC 274. 'The official scale, which was the one they weighed in on Friday with the Arizona Commission between 9 and 11 was when that weigh-in took place, 28 of the fighters made weight,' Ratner told MMA on Sirius XM. There have been questions raised about why the UFC do not use digital scales Questions have been asked about the veracity of certain weights for big events before, particularly ones involving Khabib Nurmagomedov when the official hardly took a second to look before declaring him on weight, and Daniel Cormier, who put his hands on a towel to help reach the mark.
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UFC 274: Charles Oliveira stripped of lightweight title after missing weight for Justin Gaethje clash
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