Paulão doesn't make weight in the WEC

Paulão during the weigh-in at the WEC

Surprise at the WEC-36 weigh-in, protagonist of the main fight of the show, Paul Philo was unable to make weight to defend his belt against Chael Sonnen, at the event that takes place tomorrow, in Florida

Paulão weighed 87,3kg, above the 84kg category. With two hours to reach the limit, the Brazilian managed to lose just 2,6kg. With this, the WEC organization announced, on its official website, that the fight between Paulão and Chael Sonnen it will still happen, but it will only be three rounds and will not count as a title fight, and 25% of the purse paid to the Brazilian will be given to his opponent.

Among the preliminary fights, Brazilian Rania Yahya also missed weight by 2 pounds (1 kg), but his opponent, Yoshiro Maeda, agreed to fight anyway. Check the weighing result

Up to 145 pounds: Urijah faber (144.5) vs. Mike Thomas Brown (145.5)
Up to 185 pounds: Paul Philo (192) * vs. Chael Sonnen (184.5)
145 lbs: Jens Pulver (146) vs. Leonard Garcia (145.5)
Up to 185 pounds: Jake Rosholt (185.5) vs. Nissen Osterneck (184.5)
Up to 155 pounds: Rob McCullough (155.5) vs. Donald Cerrone (156)
Up to 185 pounds: David Avellan (185) vs. Aaron Simpson (184.5)
Up to 145 pounds: Jose aldo (146) vs. Jonathan Brookins (146)
Up to 205 pounds: Carmelo Marrero (206) vs. Steve Steinbeiss (202)
155 lbs: Danny Castillo (156) vs. Rafael Dias (155)
Up to 135 pounds: Rani Yaya (137) vs. Yoshiro Maeda (135) *

The Athletic Commission allows the weight limit to vary by up to one pound.