Undoubtedly disappointing news for Paige VanZant, who hoped to take advantage of straw weight opportunities later this year, 115-pound contender Michelle Waterson is likely to move forward with the UFC Fight Night 161 main event. Weekends in Tampa, ESPN + weekend.
And since "Karate Charm" doesn't pressure catching weight fights, opponent Joanna Jedrzejczyk will have to try another "scary weight loss", a situation where Waterson left a feeling of distraction and discouragement.
“I heard that Joanna had trouble weighing and wanted to re-negotiate the contract at 120. [pounds]Waterson told MMA Fighting. “I started this fight assuming we were in a race for strawweight belts. It is very serious for me. There are only two things you need to do as a fighter, one of which is to lose weight. My intention is to fight for straw weight belts, not featherweight belts, not flyweight belts. 115 belts. ”
Assuming that the winner of this fight is not a hitch or fatal situation, it is expected to challenge fierce female strawweight champion Weili Zhang to take over the crown with the first round destruction of Jessica Andrade in August.
A bout that does not provide an exclusive 1 pound allowance for fights other than the title.
Waterson continued, “She gained a lot of weight. “She fought over other weights in UFC. I can't figure out how this is different. We've known about this fight for quite some time, so that's the most discouraging part. Took this fight to help fight Weili [Zhang] Next-No [Valentina] Shevchenko. ”
Despite today's weight loss headlines, Jedrzejczyk can't figure out what all the fuss is about. According to her estimates, the story of loading heavy loads is too early because UFC tampa weighing is scheduled for Friday morning.
"What did I miss? Did I miss weighing today? Jedrzejczyk told Instagram followers because the scale is on Friday." I don't know what's going on. [Friday] I'm worried the fight goes on, and the weight is on Friday. calm down. Every step is great. See you there. "
It seems she missed something like this report claiming that she told UFC that she couldn't gain weight last week. Perhaps it was an attempt to give Waterson madness to skip brutal weight loss, but the “Karate Charm” did not take the bait.
Friday morning will be very interesting.