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NYSAC admits ‘mistakes all around’ during Daniel Cormier’s towel controversy at UFC 210

UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier caused quite a stir during the the weigh-ins for his UFC 210 title fight against Anthony Johnson last April in Buffalo, New York. After tipping the scales at 206.2 pounds, DC stepped out for a moment and came back, this time weighing in at the 205-pound mark.

Cormier was believed to have used the towel as leverage to take the extra pound off the scales, a move which rival Jon Jones branded as “one of the dirtiest things he’s seen in sports.