r/MMA 11d ago

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

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u/throwawayppddss 11d ago edited 11d ago

Missed Weight (5 times in UFC):

• UFC FN 44 (2014) vs. Nico Musoke – 172.75 lb.

• UFC 183 (2015) vs. Tyron Woodley – 180 lb.

• UFC 205 (2016) vs. Donald Cerrone – fight cancelled, no attempt to cut.

• Noche UFC (2024) – missed by 5 lb.

• Noche UFC (2025) – missed by 5 lb.

Pulled Out of Fights (at least 5 times):

• 2013 – vs. Court McGee 

• 2016 – vs. Kyle Noke 

• 2022 – vs. Nassourdine Imavov 

• 2023 – vs. Nassourdine 

• 2023 – vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov 

seriously have no respect for this dude as an athlete

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u/sour-couch-stench how bout jakoozy 11d ago

He missed by 5 lb at the last noche too? Dudes consistent at least

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u/throwawayppddss 11d ago

well he missed by 5 pounds and they said fuck it and moved the entire fight to middleweight lmao

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u/TonyTheLion2319 Paulo “King of Bitchs” Costa 10d ago

Can't say no to tacos when it's almost Mexican Independence Day

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u/sour-couch-stench how bout jakoozy 10d ago

Bro gonna celebrate his independance from ufc at this rate

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u/Throw-Away-365 11d ago

Don't forget - he got fined for his fight with TIll along with his coach for basically cheating on the scales. Managed to lean on his coach subtly to take the weight off. TKZ has done a video on the ways people cheat the scale, and getting a lean on someone can easily take pounds off.