Filed under: Bellator , Featured Videos , News , Videos NEW YORK – The New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) apparently learned its lesson from the weigh-in fiasco involving UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in Buffalo earlier this year. Sergio da Silva (6-8 MMA, 0-1 BMMA), scheduled to meet Matt Rizzo (9-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) in a 130-pound catchweight fight on Saturday, did his best to trick the scale today. But still, he came in more than seven pounds over the planned limit for the Bellator 180 bout, which takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The commission members weren’t having any of da Silva’s antics. From beginning to end, it took nearly two minutes for da Silva to get his official weight. He started by attempting to have his corner hold his towel, then proceeded to take his foot off the scale multiple times before eventually being ordered to stand still.
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