Gabriel Benitez missed weight for his UFC Vegas 25 fight, and Jonathan Pearce has no interest in meeting him at a catchweight.
Benitez came in at 150.5 lbs, well over the non-title featherweight limit of 146 lbs. Normally we see opponents accept catchweights as well as a portion of the offending fighter’s purse, and the UFC announced that the bout would proceed but with Benitez forfeiting 30% of his purse to Pearce. However, Pearce had other ideas.
“Unfortunately, my opponent came in almost 5lb overweight and our fight is off,” Pearce said on Instagram.