Brazilian denounces alleged change in UFC 274 scale; possible error may have influenced Charles do Bronx's failure

C. from the Bronx fails to weigh the UFC 274. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube

This Friday (6), Charles of the Bronx surprised the MMA world by weighing 220g. above the limit established for a lightweight belt dispute (up to 70,3kg.) and lost his position as champion even before fighting against Justin gaethje No. UFC 274 Saturday (7). The failure, however, may be justified.

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In an exclusive conversation with SUPER FIGHTS, Ariane Sorriso – who also works at the event against Lupita Godinez – reported an alleged error on the scale where fighters usually check their weights at the hotel. The change would have been restarted and confused the athletes scheduled for the card.

“We received a call from the UFC today, at 5 am, asking us to check (the weight), as they found that someone reset and calibrated the scale wrong during the night or early morning. And it was making a 200g difference”, he reported. Ariane Sorriso.

In addition to Do Bronx, the Brazilian Norm Dumont also had problems in the measurements and was 220g above the feather limit (up to 65,7kg.) for the confrontation against Macy chiasson.

Now, the main fight of UFC 274 not worth the title Charles of the Bronx. Justin gaethje, on the other hand, weighed 70,3kg. and, if he beats the Brazilian, he will be the new champion of the lightweight division.

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