After his UFC 274 weight miss, Charles Oliveira gave his side of what happened that eventually led to his weight loss. Today we will discuss about UFC 274: Weigh in results| Embedded| Press conference| scale.
UFC 274: Weigh in results| Embedded| Press conference| scale
UFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje, an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, will take place on May 7, 2022 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 7, 2022 | |||
| Venue | Footprint Center | |||
| City | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |||
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Weigh in results
Charles Oliveira is no longer the UFC Lightweight Champion after losing weight on Friday.
“Du Bronx” was the last fighter to weigh in and came in at 155.5 pounds, half a pound over the lightweight championship limit for Saturday’s main event in front of Justin Gaethje. He was given an extra hour to gain weight, but was again 155.5 pounds on his second attempt. Gaethje was the second fighter to weigh in on Friday morning and came in at 155 pounds on the dot.
With the miss, Oliveira was stripped of the lightweight championship, which is now considered vacant. Only Gaethje will be eligible to win the title on Saturday.
Strawweight Championship co-main event fighters Rose Namjonas and Carla Esparza both dropped 115 pounds for their rematch. Namajunas goes for a third non-consecutively successful defense in his second run as UFC champions, while Esparza claims the UFC title for the second time.
Embedded
UFC 274 is almost here, and as always, Embedded is here too. The show that gives you an inside look at the marquee contestants on PPV has released a fourth episode for this weekend’s big show in Phoenix, and it serves as a brief introduction to the fighters at the top of the card.
We start with the Athlete Hotel, which has Tony Ferguson and Carla Esparza signing posters. They reminisce about their TUF days. He loved home food.
In place of Justin Gaethje, where the team is playing cornhole. Daily Namazunas is working out with Trevor Wittman. Pat Barry says that the best thing that happened to Thug Rose was losing to Esparza back in the day, but he and the coach weren’t up for it and they f-ked up. He doesn’t need to strengthen his confidence any more.
Press conference
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will hold a special UFC 274 pre-fight press conference tonight (Thursday, May 5, 2022) at 7 PM. The video embedded above features select members of the “Oliveira vs. Gaethje” pay-per-view (PPV) event taking place on ET this Saturday. night (May 7) inside the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
Tonight is also the first (but not the last) face-off of the UFC 274 extravaganza.
Championship Double Dip! The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns with a blockbuster championship doubleheader on May 7, 2022, in Phoenix, Ariz. Headlining the pay-per-view (PPV) event will be Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira, who will try to defend his title against No. 1-ranked contender Justin Gaethje. In the co-main event of UFC 274, women’s strawweight champion Rose Namjonas looks to avenge her loss against No.2-seeded Carla Esparza. And the top-ranked lightweight contenders collide when Michael Chandler (No. 5) locks horns with Tony Ferguson (No. 7) in a fan-friendly 155-pound fight for the ages.
scale
It’s being heavily debated after Oliveira weighed 155.5 pounds ahead of Saturday’s UFC 274 headliner with Justin Gaethje. The fight would continue, but Brazil would vacate the Lightweight Championship after the bell rang after failing to register at the championship boundary in two attempts. It was a shocking turn of events after Oliveira tweeted before the weigh-in that he was on point even before the weigh-in window opened (via Twitter).
A potential issue with the scale was first considered by MMA fighting reporter Guilherme Cruz, who cited conversations with several fighters on the card, who said that the backstage scale where fighters check their weights was the official scale on stage. not aligned properly.
