There were several fighters who missed weight at UFC Vegas 45, but none more historic than Justin Tafa.
Unlike boxing, MMA actually has a heavyweight limit, at which point exceeding that limit makes you a super heavyweight. Tafa, who was scheduled to fight Harry Hunsucker on Saturday’s preliminary card, stepped onto the scale and weighed 267 lbs, exactly one pound over the non-title limit.
You may recall that Greg Hardy similarly missed weight last October but made it on the 2nd try, avoiding complete disaster. Tafa had the opportunity to shed that extra pound and not do the unthinkable and be too heavy for heavyweight.