The UFC announced Thursday night that a “viral illness” was to blame for flyweight title challenger Ray Borg’s last-minute scratch from a fight against champ Demetrious Johnson at UFC 215. Yet for several fighters, the real culprit was weight-cutting. Borg (11-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) may have been sick heading into the event, but his rush to shed pounds pushed him over the edge. “Get rid of the (expletive) weight cut, @UFC!” tweeted UFC interim lightweight title challenger Kevin Lee. “Guys are getting sick and ruining business
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After Ray Borg’s UFC 215 scratch, some fighters point to familiar foe: cutting weight – MMA Junkie