Gabi Garcia’s bout with 53-year-old Shinobu Kandori has reportedly been cancelled following the Brazilian missing weight badly for their bout, which was scheduled for Rizin’s card Friday.
The decorated Brazilian jiu-jitsu star came in 26 pounds over weight after agreeing to a 95 kg fight (209.4 lbs). After hitting the scales well over the agreed weight, Kandori was visibly upset and voiced her discontent before leaving the room that hosted the weigh-in.
WMMARankings.com as well as several other online sources reported that Rizin president Nobuyuki Sakakibara confirmed that the fight had been cancelled in the hours leading up to the event.