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NYSAC’s Tony Giardini Responds to Confusion With Daniel Cormier’s UFC 210 Weigh-In

Daniel Cormier’s UFC 210 weigh-in controversy isn’t likely to be cleared up anytime soon. Earlier today (April 7), the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title holder tipped the scales at 206.2 pounds. That’s 1.2 pounds over the championship weight limit. Usually, fighters aren’t allowed to weigh-in a second time for early weigh-ins. Cormier was […]

Daniel Cormier’s UFC 210 weigh-in controversy isn’t likely to be cleared up anytime soon. Earlier today (April 7), the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title holder tipped the scales at 206.2 pounds. That’s 1.2 pounds over the championship weight limit. Usually, fighters aren’t allowed to weigh-in a second time for early weigh-ins. Cormier was […]

UFC 210 Embedded (Ep. 5): ‘You Guys Care About Jon Jones, We Don’t’

UFC 210 Embedded rolls along with episode five. In this episode, Chris Weidman and Gegard Mousasi are surprised to receive custom hockey jerseys from the Buffalo Sabres. We then see some footage of the fighters performing during open workouts. Daniel Cormier is shown during a media scrum blasting Jon Jones and warning him not to […]

UFC 210 Embedded rolls along with episode five. In this episode, Chris Weidman and Gegard Mousasi are surprised to receive custom hockey jerseys from the Buffalo Sabres. We then see some footage of the fighters performing during open workouts. Daniel Cormier is shown during a media scrum blasting Jon Jones and warning him not to […]

UFC 210 Embedded Episode 5

UFC 210 is one day away and the fifth episode of Embedded was released on the UFC’s YouTube channel. In the episode, the event’s stars perform for fans at Open Workouts, and middleweights Gegard Mousasi and Chris Weidman receive gifts from the Buffalo Sabres hockey team. Light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier makes his feelings about

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UFC 210 is one day away and the fifth episode of Embedded was released on the UFC’s YouTube channel.

In the episode, the event’s stars perform for fans at Open Workouts, and middleweights Gegard Mousasi and Chris Weidman receive gifts from the Buffalo Sabres hockey team. Light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier makes his feelings about spectating former champion Jon Jones clear, then exchanges light-hearted unpleasantries with challenger Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. As weigh-ins draw near, Team Alpha Male strawweight Cynthia Calvillo readies for her second fight in five weeks, while opponent Pearl Gonzalez visits Niagara Falls ahead of her Octagon debut.

You can watch it here:

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UFC 210 Early Weigh-In Results: Daniel Cormier Makes Weight on Second Attempt

The UFC 210 early weigh-ins were not without controversy. All 26 fighters on tomorrow night’s (April 8) card tipped the scales earlier today. Ultimately all fighters made weight, but an unusual circumstance occurred during Cormier’s weigh-in. Initially, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight champion weighed in at 206.2 pounds. That’s 1.2 pounds over the […]

The UFC 210 early weigh-ins were not without controversy. All 26 fighters on tomorrow night’s (April 8) card tipped the scales earlier today. Ultimately all fighters made weight, but an unusual circumstance occurred during Cormier’s weigh-in. Initially, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight champion weighed in at 206.2 pounds. That’s 1.2 pounds over the […]

NYSAC Bans Female Fighter From UFC 210 Because Of Breast Implants

If you thought today’s UFC 210 weigh-ins from Buffalo couldn’t get any weirder, well, they just did. After a strange scene where UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier weighed in at 206.2 pounds with only moments left to weigh in for his main event versus Anthony Johnson at tomorrow’s (April 8, 2017) UFC 210 from

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If you thought today’s UFC 210 weigh-ins from Buffalo couldn’t get any weirder, well, they just did.

After a strange scene where UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier weighed in at 206.2 pounds with only moments left to weigh in for his main event versus Anthony Johnson at tomorrow’s (April 8, 2017) UFC 210 from the KeyBank Center and somehow lost the weight in two minutes, the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) has actually taken a fighter off the card for a far more ridiculous reason.

Debuting women’s strawweight Pearl Gonzalez, who was set to meet Cynthia Calvillo on the main card and was allowed to weigh in and make weight, has been removed by the commission for having breast implants, something that apparently isn’t allowed for female fighters in the state of New York.

Gonzalez was reportedly informed she would not be able to take part in the bout after the weigh-ins, odd timing considering she was allowed to appear at all pre-fight media obligations and had passed all medicals. It’s even stranger considering female fighters, such as retired former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate, who took on Raquel Pennington in her final fight at last November’s UFC 205, have been allowed to compete with breast implants.

The UFC 210 main event avoided a narrow miss in New York, but the debut of Gonzalez didn’t and will have to wait until a later date and time.

It’s hard to imagine a scenario where they couldn’t have informed Gonzalez of this until she was done weighing in the day before the fight.

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NYSAC Exec Reacts To Daniel Cormier Weigh-in Debacle

UFC 210 is set to take place tomorrow night live on pay-per-view (PPV) from Buffalo, New York. The main event will feature a light heavyweight title rematch between champion Daniel Cormier and No. 1-contender Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. The early weigh-ins for the event took place this morning and there was quite a bit of drama,

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UFC 210 is set to take place tomorrow night live on pay-per-view (PPV) from Buffalo, New York. The main event will feature a light heavyweight title rematch between champion Daniel Cormier and No. 1-contender Anthony “Rumble” Johnson.

The early weigh-ins for the event took place this morning and there was quite a bit of drama, specifically surrounding “DC”.

With just minutes to spare, Cormier weighed in over the light heavyweight limit at 206.2 pounds. He then left only to return a few minutes later and weigh in at 205 pounds.

Many were confused at the situation, as it was unclear if Cormier was even allowed to weigh in twice. Also, many said that the champion had his hands on a towel during his second attempt, which may have affected the result.

Check out the reaction of an NYSAC (New York State Athletic Commission) executive below courtesy of MMAFighting’s Ariel Helwani and ESPN’s Brett Okamoto:

What do you make of the situation?

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