Ariane Lipski's trainer makes bombshell revelation about weight cut: 'benign tumor'

Ariane da Silva when weighing for UFC 316. Photo: UFC

Ariane da Silva had serious problems at his training camp for the UFC 316 it is reflected on the scale. The Brazilian will measure forces with Wang Cong this Saturday (7), in the preliminary card of the event. However, this Friday (6), 'Lipski' surprised by going up on the scale 2,7 kg. above the limit of the flyweight division (up to 56,7 kg.). According to the fighter's trainer and husband, Renato da Silva, a tumor was discovered during the athlete's preparation for the fight in Newark, New Jersey (USA).

“We discovered a small benign tumor in the pituitary gland that is causing all these hormonal changes,” Renato da Silva revealed to journalist Guilherme Cruz, from the North American portal. 'MMA Fighting'.

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“We wanted to lower her cortisol levels so that it wouldn’t affect her health. By controlling her cortisol levels, we wanted to cause as little stress as possible to her body. And the nutritionist opted for a strategy that would make her maintain as much weight as possible until the end, and it was too much for the last few days. He doesn’t know her as well as I do, and he thought she could do it,” Renato said in the interview. 

The coach detailed the moment on weigh-in day when the team decided it was time to stop cutting weight.

“There was a moment this morning when she didn’t feel right. I know her body. There was still something there to cut, but at the same time, her reactions weren’t normal. She wasn’t walking properly, she was blinking very slowly, she had double vision and couldn’t focus, her voice sounded weak. She was giving us danger signs as she lost weight. She still had fluids in her body, but her physical state was showing signs of danger, her body was showing signs that it was time to stop,” he explained.

In situations like this, it is up to the Brazilian's opponent and the New Jersey Athletic Commission itself to decide whether or not to cancel the fight, since there will be a physical disadvantage in the confrontation. The fight was maintained, however, the Brazilian will have to pay 30% of her purse to her opponent as a fine.