Gabi Garcia Misses Weight By 26 Pounds
Gabi Garcia Misses Weight By 26 Pounds
BJJ powerhouse Gabi Garcia missed weight badly ahead of her MMA fight at RIZIN this weekend.
Gabi Garcia is schedule to face off against 53-year-old Shinobu Kandori at Rizin's multi-day New Year's Eve event.
However, after a disastrous weigh-in, the bout is in jeopardy.
The bout was set to take place at 95 kg (209 pounds), but Japanese MMA delivered yet another wild moment when Garcia stepped onto the scale. Her opponent weighed 73.75 kg (162.25 pounds), well under the limit, before Garcia stepped onto the scale for one of the most embarrassing misses we’ve seen.
Garcia tipped the scales at a whopping 107.7 kg (236.94 pounds), nearly 27 pounds over the weight limit, making the women 75 pounds apart.
A very visibly upset Kandori stormed off of the stage.
??ギャビ・ガルシアが計量でまさかの12.7キロオーバー‼️
— クイール@格闘技ニュース (@QueelJp) December 28, 2017
95キロ契約のはずが107.7キロとなり、前代未聞のオーバー幅となった。これを見た神取忍は怒り心頭で怒声を発する。
ギャビは計量前日で9キロオーバーだったが、なぜか計量日に3キロ増える事態に。試合が行われるかは本日中に決定する。 pic.twitter.com/dTdO0YudzT
Rizin boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara has yet to announce whether the bout will still go on. If it is canceled, that may be for the best.