Rousimar Palhares will headline Saturday’s Kasai Pro 3 in New York against Craig Jones, and the grappling match is still on despite the fact that “Toquinho” came in at 218 pounds.
Palhares vs. Jones was originally slated to be a 185-pound no-gi bout, but the promotion changed the weight limit to 200 pounds a couple of days ago after Palhares informed he would be able to make that limit. Kasai eventually removed the weight limit before Palhares stepped on the scale at 218 pounds. Jones came in 13.4 pounds lighter than the Brazilian black belt.
A week before the weigh-ins, “Toquinho” told MMA Fighting he thought there was no weight limit for the bout.