Paulo Filho Weighs In 7 Pounds Over (Updated)
Paulo Filho Has weighed in for his first attempt to make the 185 limit for his upcoming fight tomorrow night against Chael Sonnen. Filho weighed in at 192, 7 pounds over the limit. He has two hours to cut the weight.
MMArated.com, where I first heard the story has doubts that he will be able to cut the weight and if he does not, then WEC officials will "decide how to proceed with the scheduled title fight." That is a lot of weight to cut and if he does make weight it will most likely effect him both physically and mentally in his fight against Sonnen.
Update!!! Paulo Filho did not make weight the second time up and only shed 3 pounds. The 5 round Championship bout has now been changed to a 3 round non-title match. This is a Champion we’re talking about here! This is disrespectful to Chael Sonnen and disgraceful on himself. Way to go out as the last WEC middle weight champ, Filho. Real classy.
Other fighters weighed in over limit as well. Urijah Faber’s opponent, Mike Brown weighed in a half pound over and also has two hours to lose the weight but could probably urinate and lose that kind of weight.
Lastley, Rani Yaha weighed in a pound over the 135 limit but his opponent, Yoshihiro Maeda agreed to face him without forcing him to make the limit. Is that good sportsmanship, or a risk?
Source: MMArated.com
Tags: Chael Sonnen, Mike Brown, Paulo Filho, Urijah Faber, WEC 36Related Stories
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