Kelvin Gastelum Misses Weight Again: Fourth Time in His Career
UFC veteran Kelvin Gastelum has once again had issues with weight, this time marking the fourth time in his career that he has failed to make weight. The worrying thing is that this is the first time it has happened in the middleweight category.
Gastelum, 33 years old, weighed 191 pounds for his scheduled 185-pound fight against Dustin Stoltzfus at UFC Noche.
Stoltzfus, who did make weight, decided to go ahead with the fight and will receive 35% of Gastelum’s purse.
Gastelum finally won the fight by unanimous decision.
Gastelum (19-10) has a history of weight issues, although mainly in the welterweight category. He missed weight for 170-pound fights in 2014 and 2015.
In 2016, the UFC was forced to cancel a fight between Gastelum and Donald Cerrone at 170 pounds, because Gastelum exceeded the weight. The New York State Athletic Commission refused to sanction the fight and suspended Gastelum for six months. After this incident, the UFC forced him to move up to the middleweight category.
