New York State Athletic Commission and UFC were holding early weigh-ins that were to conclude at 11AM local time. With just five minutes remaining until the cutoff, light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier (pictured) and challenger Anthony Johnson had yet to hit the scale.
Cormier finally appeared at 10:56 and stripped naked. The dejected champ clocked 206.2 pounds, 1.2 pounds over the limit for a light heavyweight title tilt.
The former Olympian missed weight and the main event had lost serious significance! Or so everyone thought…
Cormier reemerged just a couple minutes later and weighed in again.