Controversy in the UFC due to excessive “weight loss” of a fighter: he almost lost consciousness on the scales, and the fight was canceled

This Saturday UFC there will be a special day on the map, the main event of which will be the battle between Alexander Pantoja And Steve Erceg. Brazilian myth Jose Aldo will officially appear two years after the announcement of his retirement: he will face Jonathan Martinez

who will be the partner of the UFC 301 evening, which will take place in Farmasi Arena from Rio de Janeiro.

However, neither the bantamweight title fight nor the return of the impressive fighter, who has a record of 31 wins and 8 losses, attracted as much attention during the weigh-in as what happened to the Frenchman. William Gomis: He arrived at the hotel almost unable to walk, completely exhausted and with serious problems leaving the hotel.to such an extent that he had to be assisted by two people.

The 26-year-old fighter has 13 wins and 2 losses, but he only recently met his opponent. fourth fight at UFC level after three straight wins for the premier mixed martial arts company. Weight appears on the scales 64.9 kg, which is more than a kilogram below the norm for its category (-66 kg).

As well as causing deep concern, photographs of his appearance at the weigh-in have sparked a number of criticisms and discussions about the excessive “cutting” or “weight cutting” that athletes undertake to be able to produce numbers. One of the most common ways to quickly and dramatically lose weight involves low fluid intake. The featherweight arrived noticeably thin and even broke with the tradition of stripping. Generally, Fighters undress to avoid extra grams at the weigh-in, which could affect the final weight..

Journalist MMA FightingGuilherme Cruz, stated in his profile X what a homie “Apparently he vomited moments before he weighed himself.” and that is why the doctors closely monitored him after the accusation 143 lbsagainst 146 was signed by his rival, the Brazilian Jean Silva..

The scandal surrounding the incident led to the fight being suspended a few hours later: “William Gomis UFC fight canceled due to medical reasons, Frenchman declared unfit after weigh-in”declared the French newspaper Le Parisian.

A video of the moment went viral thanks to the reactions of some experts on the topic that marked the event. “Walking on the scale is even worse. Poor guy,” tweeted journalist Ariel Helwani. “Very, very strange. Firstly, he overdid it and lost more weight than necessary. Second, he put a T-shirt on the scale. And third, his team kicked him off stage. Bizarre”, analyzed by Adam Martin also in X

. Reporter Aaron Bronsteter said it was a “very strange weigh-in” and “I’m guessing” it might have been “food poisoning.”

The truth is that Jaguar Gommis will not be on the preliminary card, where he was going to fight the first fight of this kind against Lord Assassin Silva (12 wins with 2 losses).

Either way, it will be a special evening. Regardless of whether the Brazilian Pantoja will defend his world title for the second time, the anticipation depends on what happens to the local idol Aldo, who at 37 years old decided to return to the UFC fight the last fight to mark his contract, although after losing to Merab Dvalishvili in August 2022 He announced his retirement to devote himself to boxing: in 2023, he fought two fights with a victory and one without a decision.

“I focused on boxing. I took some time off at the end of last year and in January I started talking to my coach about the possibility of returning. “I always want to be a champion and fight for the belt,” he admitted in a dialogue with Shaq MMA. The UFC is already looking for him to sign a new contract, but Aldo first wants to see how he does on his return: “When I started talking to Sean (Shelby) and Dana (White) in January, We talked about signing a new contract, but I decided not to because I want to get there and I need to show them myself.

and everything where I am.”

Junior Aldo booked his first fight in the UFC orbit in 2011, although before that he shined in the WEC, a company that was later absorbed by the UFC. At that time, he already held the featherweight belt, which he lost only in December 2015 against a certain Conor McGregor: this was his first defeat in more than ten years, since the last time he was defeated was in 2005.