Kelvin Gastelum Misses Weight Again: A New Chapter in His Career
UFC veteran Kelvin Gastelum once again had weight issues, marking the fourth time in his career and the first in the middleweight category.
Gastelum, 33, weighed in at 191 pounds on the scale for his scheduled 185-pound bout against Dustin Stoltzfus at UFC Noche on Saturday.
Stoltzfus, who did make the required weight, decided to go ahead with the fight and will receive 35% of Gastelum’s purse.
Gastelum achieved victory by unanimous decision in the fight.
Gastelum (19-10) has a history of weight issues, mainly in the welterweight category.
In 2014 and 2015, he missed the weight for 170-pound fights. In 2016, the UFC was forced to cancel a match between Gastelum and Donald Cerrone at 170 pounds, because Gastelum exceeded the weight limit, which led the New York State Athletic Commission to suspend him for six months.
After that incident, the UFC forced him to compete in the middleweight category.
