LAS VEGAS – Alexa Grasso ’s hefty weight miss has caused her fight against Claudia Gadelha to be pulled from the UFC 246 lineup. Grasso (11-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) weighed 121.5 pounds at Friday’s official weigh-ins , which is 5.5 pounds over the non-title strawweight limit. As a result, the Nevada Athletic Commission ruled her ineligible to compete. After Gadelha (17-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) made weight and Grasso came in over, Jeff Mullen from the NSAC informed reporters that due to the six-pound discrepancy, the fight could not be approved. According to Mullen, there can only be a three-pound gap in weight for a bout originally scheduled for strawweight. “The differential between Claudia and Alexa was six pounds,” Mullen said.
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Alexa Grasso misses weight by 5.5 pounds; UFC 246 fight vs. Claudia Gadelha canceled – MMA Junkie