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1 week ago"Weight Management Issues" Cause Fight to Fall Off UFC 326
Jeong-yeong Lee's weight management issues forced cancellation of his UFC 326 featherweight bout against Gaston Bolaños, with no replacement fighter found.
UFC 324's weigh-ins took a frightening turn on Friday when bantamweight Cameron Smotherman collapsed while walking off the scale, prompting immediate concern from officials and medical staff.
MIAMI - Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua made weight for their improbably heavyweight clash set for Friday at Kaseya Center, live on Netflix. Paul weighed in at 216.6 pounds, 11 pounds less than his November 2024 win over Mike Tyson. Joshua came in at 243.4 pounds. It was contracted that Joshua couldn't weight more than 245 pounds and he came in under the limit. He weighed 240 pounds for his 2021 fight with Oleksandr Usyk and 244.5 pounds in the rematch, both were losses.
Merab Dvalishvili has a chance to make history at Saturday's UFC 323. The promotion's bantamweight champion, in the midst of a 14-fight win streak, is looking to become the first champ to defend a UFC title four times in a calendar year. Standing in his way, Petr Yan, a former champion himself in the weight class, one who Dvalishvili defeated on his way to claiming gold at 135lbs.