Gallery Photos: UFC 230 official weigh-ins view 28 images Not that there’s ever really a good time to miss weight in the UFC, but let’s just say the circumstances around Sijara Eubanks ’ 1.2-pound miss at this morning’s weigh-ins was … interesting. And we’ll go with “interesting” as a descriptor for Eubanks’ reaction to it, as well. Eubanks (3-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), as we know, was initially expected to meet Valentina Shevchenko in the headliner of Saturday’s UFC 230, with the women’s vacant 125-pound title on the line. People were sympathetic to Eubanks’ public – and understandable – dismay when that was taken away , but that sentiment shifted when “Sarj” failed to make the 126-pound limit for the non-tile meeting she ended up with against Roxanne Modafferi. A disappointed Sijara Eubanks weighed in heavy for her #UFC230 fight with Roxanne Modafferi. Complete results: https://t.co/HLHngUEcj5 pic.twitter.com/fqReHOEpgd — MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) November 2, 2018 The question many posed on Twitter was: What if she had, ultimately, gotten that title fight
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Sijara Eubanks shrugs off UFC 230 weigh-in miss, still plans to ‘bust ass’ – MMA Junkie