Charles Oliveira left UFC followers shocked when he missed weight for his championship struggle in opposition to Justin Gaethje at UFC 274.
This was the sixth time in his UFC profession that the Brazilian has weighed over the suitable restrict. 4 of the earlier 5 events have been throughout his stint within the featherweight division of the UFC. The 32-year-old has missed weight as soon as earlier than within the light-weight division. His final offence earlier than UFC 274 was his 2016 conflict in opposition to Ricardo Lamas.
In his second UFC struggle in opposition to Efrain Escudero, Oliveira weighed in at 159lbs for a light-weight conflict. He gained the struggle by way of submission.
He subsequent missed weight for his UFC 152 featherweight struggle in opposition to Cub Swanson. He misplaced the struggle by way of knockout within the first-round however escaped some other punishment.
In 2014, ‘Do Bronx’ went over the suitable featherweight restrict of 146lbs by half a pound. He managed a call win over Jeremy Stephens.
In 2015, Oliveira earned a submission win in his featherweight struggle in opposition to Myles Jury. He weighed in at 150.5lbs for that contest.
His largest weight miss until date was his struggle in opposition to Ricardo Lamas. He weighed in at 155lbs on the dimensions for a 145lbs bout. A submission loss finally prompted him to make a transfer as much as the 155lbs division.
Charles Oliveira has been stripped of his light-weight title forward of UFC 274
‘Do Bronx’ weighed in at 155.5lbs, half a pound over the light-weight championship restrict, for his struggle in opposition to Justin Gaethje at UFC 274. Subsequently, the promotion stripped him of the title.
As soon as the primary occasion struggle at UFC 274 commences, Oliveira will now not be the champion. Nonetheless, Gaethje is eligible to be topped the brand new king of the division if he wins.
The UFC launched an announcement addressing the scenario. Whereas Oliveira will not win the title with a victory this weekend, the promotion has assured him a shot on the gold for his subsequent struggle ought to he defeat Gaethje.
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Charles Oliveira can even forfeit a share of his struggle purse. To make issues worse, he won’t obtain any pay-per-view share as he will not be the defending champion within the struggle. All issues thought-about, the most recent weight miss has turned out to be a expensive affair for the submission wizard.