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UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and former executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission Marc Ratner has revealed which side of the open scoring debate he sits on. There’s always a host of prominent debates in…
UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and former executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission Marc Ratner has revealed which side of the open scoring debate he sits on. There’s always a host of prominent debates in the MMA scene, from discussions surrounding fighter pay and the UFC’s show/win system to the divisional and overall GOAT discourses….
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UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner denies there was any wrongdoing with the official scale ahead of UFC 274. Charles Oliveira, who was the UFC lightweight champion entering UFC 274, failed to make championship weight and was stripped of his title. As a result, Justin Gaethje was the only fighter in the matchup…
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UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner denies there was any wrongdoing with the official scale ahead of UFC 274.
Charles Oliveira, who was the UFC lightweight champion entering UFC 274, failed to make championship weight and was stripped of his title. As a result, Justin Gaethje was the only fighter in the matchup eligible to earn the title in the UFC 274 headliner.
Oliveira and his team have claimed that something was wrong with the scales, which prompted him to miss the 155lb limit. However, he would later admit that he has no excuses for failing to make weight ahead of his latest title defense.
In a recent interview with MMA on SiriusXM, Ratner addressed the controversy surrounding Oliveira’s weigh-in.
“The official scale, which was the one they weighed in on Friday… 28 of the fighters made weight,” Ratner said of the UFC 274 weigh-ins. “So I’m very, very sure there’s nothing untoward on that scale. That scale was accurate. And what people are talking about, the night before, there’s a scale where a fighter can come down and checked their weight. Some fighters wanted to change the scale from pounds to kilograms, which you can do.
“And I think that may have knocked the scale out of calibration, the practice scale. And when we found out there was a problem with the practice scale on Friday morning..they got another scale that was calibrated and put it out there. So on Friday morning, they would go to the scale, and they would know if it was over and they’d have a chance to lose the weight.
“I am not sure the time [Charles Oliveira] and his camp came down on Friday. He’s saying that he checked the weight on Thursday night and he was fine, but I can say on Friday that there was nothing wrong with the official scale.”
Oliveira went on to defeat Gaethje in the UFC 274 main event via first-round submission. He is now the No. 1 contender and is expected to fight for the vacant belt later this year.
UFC President Dana White also alluded to an issue with people switching the scale between kilograms and pounds during his UFC 274 post-fight press conference. He also iterated that a security guard will need to be present to monitor the scales going forward.
Oliveira has had issues making weight in the past, dating back to the beginning of his UFC tenure at featherweight. He would eventually move up to lightweight and go on the current run he’s on with 11 straight victories.
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Conor McGregor has always been a good loser. That was, until UFC 264. After breaking his tibia which led to a first-round TKO defeat against Dustin Poirier, McGregor was interviewed by Joe Rogan and wasn’t humble by any means. What was even worse was what he said before the interview where he threatened to kill […]
Conor McGregor has always been a good loser. That was, until UFC 264.
After breaking his tibia which led to a first-round TKO defeat against Dustin Poirier, McGregor was interviewed by Joe Rogan and wasn’t humble by any means.
What was even worse was what he said before the interview where he threatened to kill Dustin Poirier and his wife in their sleep while making a gun gesture.
That clearly rattled Poirier who made a mention of it soon after with many observers criticizing McGregor for crossing yet another line.
McGregor is yet to acknowledge the comments he made while the UFC hasn’t either. Of course, it’s not a good look by any means even if many have criticized Rogan for interviewing McGregor given his situation at the time.
And while UFC official Marc Ratner doesn’t know if there will be a code of conduct meeting with McGregor, he believes there have been conversations with the Irishman about his comments.
“I don’t know if we’re going to have an actual code of conduct meeting, but there’s certainly, with some senior executives including Dana that are very much aware of that, and we certainly, and I certainly don’t condone that kind of talk,” Ratner said (via Sportskeeda).
“There’s no reason for that. Conor was always a very good loser in his own way… and maybe you shouldn’t interview him when he’s on the ground with a broken leg and maybe that comes into play because who knows what he’s going to say, but yeah I think that there’s been conversations with Conor.”
Adrenaline was certainly high, but it still is no excuse to threaten someone’s family after a fight. Hopefully, McGregor eventually apologizes for those comments.
Greg Hardy’s unanimous decision victory at UFC Boston has been quickly overturned to a No Contest. Hardy had a rather uneventful bout against Ben Sosoli inside the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The former NFL star initially scored a unanimo…
Greg Hardy’s unanimous decision victory at UFC Boston has been quickly overturned to a No Contest. Hardy had a rather uneventful bout against Ben Sosoli inside the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The former NFL star initially scored a unanimous decision victory, but what he did in his corner following the second stanza garnered all […]
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Marc Ratner believes the “super fight” between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather will be beneficial to mixed martial arts (MMA) and boxing. McGregor and Mayweather are set to do battle on Aug. 26. While the bout has generated a ton of buzz, it has also garnered many detractors. The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) Vice President of […]
Marc Ratner believes the “super fight” between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather will be beneficial to mixed martial arts (MMA) and boxing. McGregor and Mayweather are set to do battle on Aug. 26. While the bout has generated a ton of buzz, it has also garnered many detractors. The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) Vice President of […]
Marc Ratner, the UFC’s vice president of regulatory affairs, will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame this coming weekend.
Ratner was one of five new members selected for induction.
“In Halls of Fame, mostly it’s the fighters and the trainers, and regulators aren’t the ones they would honor,” Ratner said. “So I’m very pleased with that. Judges, referees, I just don’t know how many commission people they have on there, so I’m honored in that regard.”
Ratner, who was executive director of the Nevada Athletic Commission for several years, joined the UFC in 2006.
“It’s been a fabulous, fabulous move,” Ratner said. “We all want something legacy-wise when we write our stories in life, and this is really still a brand-new sport. To be on the ground floor of a new sport, that’s what really pushed me over.”
Marc Ratner, the UFC’s vice president of regulatory affairs, will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame this coming weekend.
Ratner was one of five new members selected for induction.
“In Halls of Fame, mostly it’s the fighters and the trainers, and regulators aren’t the ones they would honor,” Ratner said. “So I’m very pleased with that. Judges, referees, I just don’t know how many commission people they have on there, so I’m honored in that regard.”
Ratner, who was executive director of the Nevada Athletic Commission for several years, joined the UFC in 2006.
“It’s been a fabulous, fabulous move,” Ratner said. “We all want something legacy-wise when we write our stories in life, and this is really still a brand-new sport. To be on the ground floor of a new sport, that’s what really pushed me over.”