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Jorge Masvidal weighed nearly 15 kilos greater than Nate Diaz on battle night time.
In California, fighters have their weights checked on the day of their fights – not simply once they must hit their marks on the dimensions.
In 2017, the California State Athletic Fee put a plan in place to attempt to reduce on extreme weight slicing. Inside these guidelines was a cap on how a lot a fighter may acquire from the official weigh-ins to the battle.
If a fighter gained greater than 10 p.c again earlier than the bout, the fee then may make a advice that she or he transfer to the next weight class. If a fighter gained greater than 15 p.c, the fee had plans in place to probably cancel fights.
At “Final Man Standing”, which occurred Saturday at Honda Middle in Anaheim, Calif., 11 of the 22 boxers on the cardboard gained greater than 10 p.c of their weight again – together with Masvidal, who misplaced to Diaz in the principle occasion. No fighter exceeded the 15 p.c threshold.
Andres Martinez
Ken Lopez
Jose Aguayo
Bryce Logan
Steve Dunn
Gabriel Costa
Alan Sanchez
Luis Lopez
Luciano Ramos
Dan Hernandez
Manuel Correa
Devin Cushing
Sean Garcia
Amado Vargas
Nikolai Buzolin
Curmel Moton
Anthony Pettis
Chris Avila
Daniel Jacobs
Shane Mosley Jr.
Jorge Masvidal
Nate Diaz
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