“Hotel scale was reset overnight”- Did Charles Oliveira fall victim to a bigger conspiracy at UFC 274?
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Charles Oliveira was supposed to defend his undisputed lightweight strap against Justin Gaethje at the main event of UFC 274. Both these guys had a wonderful training camp, and it was time for the official weigh-ins.
Justin Gaethje stepped on the scales and he came in at 155 pounds. He successfully made the weight, but we can’t say the same for Oliveira. He came in 0.5 pounds heavier, and he was given an hour to make the final cut.
After his time was completed, Oliveira still came in 0.5 pounds heavier, and as a result, he was stripped from his lightweight belt. According to the rules, the lightweight title is vacant now, and Oliveira can’t become the champ, even if he beats Gaethje at UFC 274. Gaethje, however, is eligible to win the title, and he can finally get that undisputed belt wrapped around his waist.
Oliveira worked really hard throughout his career to become a champ, and it’s hard to see his title reign ending on the scales. The MMA community had mixed reactions to the incident.
Charles’ former opponent, Dustin Poirier replied to a fan question and wrote, “I was thinking Charles wins but I don’t know now….crazy.”
Another lightweight contender, Islam Makhachev prayed for Oliveira and wrote, “Anyway, keep your head up Charles and good luck tomorrow, we all know you’re champ for a reason. And I’m looking to fight the winner of this fight, either for vacant title or new LW champion.”
Fighters reported a faulty scale cost Charles Oliveira his lightweight championship
While many were surprised by the fact that Oliveira missed weight in the most important fight of his career, some made the case that he fell victim to a bigger controversy.
Claudia Gadelha lashed out at the official who operated the scales, in a deleted Tweet, she wrote, “Congratulations to the dumb f*ck that messed up the scale for weigh ins this am. Now we got a real problem.”
MMA reporter, Guilherme Cruz, reported an interesting story, and it points more fingers toward the commission, he wrote, “Norma Dumont and Ariane Carnelossi told me the hotel scale was reset overnight and many fighters found out on Friday morning they were 2lbs heavier than they thought. Don’t know if that was the case with Charles Oliveira, whose coach posted last night he had already made weight.”
No official statement has been released by the UFC yet, but it is very unlikely that they’ll consider reinstating Oliveira as the champ.
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