Claudia Gadelha and Alexa Grasso were supposed to fight in just a few hours at UFC 246, but Grasso missed weight for the encounter by over five pounds and the contest was canned by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC).
Gadelha, in a statement issued through Instagram, says that she still wanted to fight the overweight Grasso, but the NAC wouldn?t let it happen:
Grasso was apologetic in her statement through Instagram, while also announcing a move up a weight class to flyweight:
UFC 246 takes place tonight from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada with Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone headlining. Fightful is providing live coverage of the event, with a post-show podcast to follow.
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