Controversy at the UFC 210 weigh-ins, as Daniel Cormier initially missed weight, but then made weight the second time for his light heavyweight title fight vs. Anthony Johnson.
What drama at the UFC 210 weigh-ins in Buffalo, New York! It looked as if Daniel Cormier had lost his light heavyweight title on the scales by coming in at 206.2 lbs, a full 1.2 lbs over the limit. Incredibly, Cormier weighed again (little did I know that you could do that under the early weigh-in rules) and came in at 205 lbs, with a not-so-subtle holding down of the towel. By sheer coincidence, Anthony Johnson weighed in shortly after Cormier (and just before the 11 AM ET deadline) and came in at 203.8 lbs … 1.2 lbs under the limit. Hmm…
We will have more posts on this chaotic end to the UFC 210 weigh-ins, which otherwise saw everyone else make weight. Here are the complete results:
Main Card (PPV, 10 PM ET)
Daniel Cormier (205) vs. Anthony Johnson (203.8)
Chris Weidman (185.8) vs. Gegard Mousasi (185.8)
Cynthia Calvillo (115.6) vs. Pearl Gonzalez (116)
Thiago Alves (170.6) vs. Patrick Cote (170)
Will Brooks (155.4) vs. Charles Oliveira (152.8)
Preliminary Card (FS1, 8 PM ET)
Myles Jury (145) vs. Mike De La Torre (146)
Kamaru Usman (170.2) vs. Sean Strickland (170)
Charles Rosa (145.2) vs. Shane Burgos (146)
Patrick Cummins (205.4) vs. Jan Blachowicz (204.2)
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass, 6:15 PM ET)
Gregor Gillespie (154.8) vs. Andrew Holbrook (156)
Josh Emmett (155.6) vs. Desmond Green (154.2)
Katlyn Chookagian (134.8) vs. Irene Aldana (135.6)
Jenel Lausa (124.8) vs. Magomed Bibulatov (126)