UFC lightweight contender Michael Chiesa tipped the scales 1.5 pounds heavier than the limit for his fight against Anthony Pettis at UFC 226 on Saturday. It was the first time missing the mark for him since he made his UFC debut in 2012.
Apparently, the weight cut he went through was a dreadful one, to say the least. In a recent interview with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani on Monday, the TUF 15 alum recounted the moments when he actually felt he was in the brink of death.
”I can’t emphasize this enough, Ariel: I seriously thought I was going to die,” Chiesa recalled.