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Women’s strawweight bout canceled on UFC 246 card

Claudia Gadelha, left, poses with Alexa Grasso during media day ahead of UFC 246, slated for Ja ...
Claudia Gadelha, left, poses with Alexa Grasso during media day ahead of UFC 246, slated for Jan. 18, at UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
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By / Las Vegas Review-Journal
January 17, 2020 - 11:48 am
 

A fight between women’s strawweight contenders Alexa Grasso and Claudia Gadelha at UFC 246 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena has been canceled.

Grasso weighed in at 121.5 pounds Friday, 5.5 pounds above the allowable limit for the division. It’s the second time she has missed weight for a UFC fight.

Nevada Athletic Commission rules prohibit matchups between fighters with more than 3 pounds difference between them in that weight class.

Gadelha, a Las Vegan, hit the scales at 115.5 early in the two-hour window for fighters to weigh in at the Palms.

UFC officials have not announced which preliminary fight will be moved to the pay-per-view card in place of Grasso-Gadelha.

Both fighters in the main event — Conor McGregor and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone — made weight for their welterweight bout.

Contact Adam Hill at ahill@reviewjournal.com. Follow @AdamHillLVRJ on Twitter.

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