Ryan Benoit pulled from Saturday’s UFC card
Ryan Benoit was pulled from this weekend’s UFC card after failing to make weight Friday morning. Benoit battled dehydration during…
Ryan Benoit was pulled from this weekend’s UFC card after failing to make weight Friday morning.
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Benoit battled dehydration during his first weigh-in attempt, having to be helped onto the scale by his coach Jamie Crowder.
The fighter nearly stumbled off the scale before being held up, and after a few minutes he was able to stand on the scale long enough to weigh in at 129 pounds, missing the 126-pound limit by three pounds.
According to his manager, Oren Hodak of KO Reps, Benoit had to be transported to a hospital following his second weigh-in attempt.
He was scheduled to fight Zarrukh Adashev at UFC Fight Night on Saturday.
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Benoit (10-7) had lost his last two fights prior to Friday morning’s weigh-in debacle. It was the second time the 31-year-old missed weight, the last time coming before a schedule 2017 fight against Ashkan Mokhtarian.
–Field Level Media
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