A UFC bout this weekend won’t be able to go on as contracted due to California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) weight-cutting regulations.
The flyweight fight at UFC Fresno between Carls John de Thomas and Alex Perez will now be contested at bantamweight, CSAC executive officer Andy Foster told MMA Fighting. This week, de Thomas was “significantly over” CSAC and UFC guidelines for weight and commission doctors felt it was too much weight to cut safely, Foster said.
De Thomas, 21, missed weight by six pounds, coming in at 131 for a 125-pound fight, at UFC Singapore in June.