Challenger loses UFC title shot before bout begins
You gotta love the way Travis Lutter of Fort Worth, Texas, approached the biggest break of his career. The mixed-martial arts fighter won Season 4 of The Ultimate Fighter and thus earned a shot at the UFC middleweight championship.
Lutter was supposed to fight champion Anderson Silva tonight in Las Vegas with the crown on the line. Instead, Lutter missed Friday's weight-in by 1.5 pounds. He tipped the scales at 187 Friday, more than the 185-pound limit. He was given two hours to trim down, but could only muster a 186.5-pound reading.
Consequently, Saturday's title bout and marquee matchup in UFC 67: All of Nothing is now a three-round non-title fight.
Congrats to Lutter for throwing his one-and-only shot at glory out the window.
Lutter was supposed to fight champion Anderson Silva tonight in Las Vegas with the crown on the line. Instead, Lutter missed Friday's weight-in by 1.5 pounds. He tipped the scales at 187 Friday, more than the 185-pound limit. He was given two hours to trim down, but could only muster a 186.5-pound reading.
Consequently, Saturday's title bout and marquee matchup in UFC 67: All of Nothing is now a three-round non-title fight.
Congrats to Lutter for throwing his one-and-only shot at glory out the window.
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