William Knight is apologizing over his weight miss for UFC 271 on Saturday night.
Knight was expected to weigh in at the 206-pound mark for his light heavyweight fight against Maxim Grishin. However, the ‘Knightmare’ stepped on the scales during the official weigh-ins on Friday and weighed 218 pounds, which is 12 pounds over the limit.
A weight miss like that has often led to fight cancellations, but Knight vs. Grishin was immediately saved after it was moved to heavyweight. The 33-year-old was also penalized and forfeited 40 percent of his fight purse. With the fight still on, Knight took to Instagram to explain why he missed weight and vowed to never let it happen again.