(UPDATE: Story updated at 7:16 a.m. ET to include a statement from Garcia.) After her fight against Shinobu Kandori was pulled from Rizin FF 8 following a gigantic weigh-in miss, an emotional Gabi Garcia entered the ring at Friday’s event for one of the more bizarre moments of the year. Garcia (4-0) was forced to step in the ring inside Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, where she apologized for coming in 28 pounds overweight for her bout against Kandori (4-1), which was scheduled for 209 pounds.
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