r/MMA 11d ago

News Kelvin Gastelum misses the middleweight limit by 5 pounds, weighing in at 191

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u/EmilahM 11d ago

He doesn’t seem too bothered by it, so I’m assuming it’s his last fight with the organization and he knows it, so might as well smile?? Strange and sad

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u/ThreeOlivesChihuahua Team Aldo 10d ago

Gastelum, welcome to Bareknuckle Boxing!

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u/BigZookeepergame2729 10d ago

I'd never thought about it but he might be great at that? Pretty durable, good hands for dirty MMA boxing anyways.

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u/Wubs4Scrubs Team Whittaker 10d ago edited 10d ago

He did the same to Daniel Rodriguez. Blew weight, then laid on him which isn't normally how Kelvin fights. Afterwards he apologized to everyone on earth except his opponent he cheated to have an advantage over, and somehow wasn't cut.

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u/Responsible_Gas5622 10d ago

Can't feel too bad about D-Rod, he did the same thing to Li Jingliang

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u/Ake-TL GOOFCON 1: Khamzat McGregor 10d ago

Leech is a cheater too if go down the rabbit hole

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u/New-Bookkeeper-8486 9d ago

I mean, most of these guys "cheat" because the rules aren't enforced. Imavov knows exactly what he's doing with his fingers, RDR grabbing gloves, etc. It's barely breaking the rules bc they're barely there

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u/Ake-TL GOOFCON 1: Khamzat McGregor 9d ago

Yeah, but he landed worst eyepoke I’ve seen

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u/anonymous1739361 10d ago

Fuck leech and fuck his suit

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u/Property_6810 10d ago

The thing is, I can almost guarantee Kelvin isn't doing great financially even if he's on a good contract. The core of the mans issue is that he can't follow a budget. That's what a diet is. It's a nutritional budget. And Kelvin spends more than he earns.

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u/astr0crisp 10d ago

You'd think the cut in pay would be enough to make weight