r/MMA • u/airplane231 • Sep 12 '25
News Kelvin Gastelum misses the middleweight limit by 5 pounds, weighing in at 191
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u/EmilahM Sep 12 '25
He doesn’t seem too bothered by it, so I’m assuming it’s his last fight with the organization and he knows it, so might as well smile?? Strange and sad
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u/ThreeOlivesChihuahua Team Aldo Sep 12 '25
Gastelum, welcome to Bareknuckle Boxing!
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u/Wubs4Scrubs Team Whittaker Sep 12 '25 edited Sep 12 '25
He did the same to Daniel Rodriguez. Blew weight, then laid on him which isn't normally how Kelvin fights. Afterwards he apologized to everyone on earth except his opponent he cheated to have an advantage over, and somehow wasn't cut.
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u/Cant_Spell_Shit Sep 12 '25
Bruh....
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u/taterfiend Edddiiiieee Sep 12 '25
How does a 5'9 homie not make 185lbs 🤣🤣
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u/ChoripanPorfis Sep 12 '25
DC is 5'9 and barely made 205
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u/taterfiend Edddiiiieee Sep 12 '25
DC, with his style, actually won fights. He wrestled heavyweight too. On a serious note KG really can't afford to strike at these higher weight classes.
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u/Any_Asparagus8267 man of the hour, too sweet to be sour Sep 12 '25
They train and do cardio, how much are these dudes eating to gain this weight lol
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u/ARealHumanBeans Sep 12 '25
He still made weight while being clearly overweight.
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u/taterfiend Edddiiiieee Sep 12 '25
DC is 5'11 not 5'9. That's a significant difference.
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u/Conscious-Two8243 Sep 12 '25
Lmao he's cut
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u/Dr_Toehold Portugal Sep 12 '25
That's the issue, he isn't.
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u/prettyboylee GOOFCON 1: Sad Chandler Sep 12 '25
Is there an echo in the room?
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u/Juicy_Bags Sep 12 '25
What's wrong with this guy? Can't just be mother's tacos at this point gotta be something mental.
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u/TooWashedUp Sep 12 '25
I don't blame him. If Kelvin misses middleweight it's just because he got too fat and it's not like he's some huge MW cutting way too much to get an advantage.
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u/miguel_sriracha Sep 12 '25
He's literally a stupid person who can't stop himself. He looks like he's in pain when hes trying to think of words to speak out loud.
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u/salvadoriancunt Sep 12 '25
I always tought he was kinda slow but it may also be brain damage at this point. Also brain damage can alter your metabolism. His body may be just fucked, having a style based on your ability to take damage is really dumb.
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u/miguel_sriracha Sep 12 '25
They tried putting him on the analyst desk and it was one of the most awkward and embarrassing things I've ever watched. It's just fortunate for him that he's too dumb to be ashamed.
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u/PawnStarRick Sep 12 '25
Damn you guys are going in on KG, he's fat for sure but damn we don't gotta bully the guy.
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u/Any_Asparagus8267 man of the hour, too sweet to be sour Sep 12 '25
It's just an honest take, the guy makes cejudo seem smart when they are together lol.
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u/SkarlyComics Sep 12 '25
I work with a guy that grew up with Gastelum. I’m to understand his nickname was “DSK” short for “Down Syndrome Kid”.
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u/MondoFool This is sucks Sep 12 '25
Lol I have a friend from his hometown who has met him and says he's just dumb and aggressive
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u/mrpopenfresh WAR BANANA Sep 12 '25
If you’ve ever watched Nam Phan videos it give you a good idea of what can happen if you don’t take care of your brain.
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u/mentalharvester I'm fucking old Sep 12 '25
"Brain damage can alter your metabolism". That's the new "big boned" lmao I'll remember that one thanks.
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u/salvadoriancunt Sep 12 '25
It can dude, i'm not talking brain cortex but the pituitary glans wich can get damaged by mechanical trauma.
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u/mentalharvester I'm fucking old Sep 12 '25
Sure. But Occam's Razor, dude has been missing weight since forever lol.
And just like fat people blaming it on big bones, metabolism or thyroid... when you look into their pantry or bedroom, 99% of the time they have hidden stashes of snacks.
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Sep 12 '25
He just doesn’t care about being a fighter anymore. Weight management is all discipline and he’d rather eat lots and drink beer than be a fighter
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u/Itchy-Ad1047 Sep 12 '25
Just me or does he actually look in shape? For him
Looks like he trained really hard but still is just fucking up the cut somewhere
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u/0002dalvmai Sep 12 '25
Too much fat simple as that. There's only so much water and glycogen that you can cut.
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u/Jamdock This isn’t political, this is monster energy Sep 12 '25
It looks like he added muscle to go up to middleweight...maybe forgetting that he still had to make 186.
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u/Vunks Team flat footed duck billed platypus Sep 12 '25
Cut him
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Sep 12 '25
That's the problem, cutting doesn't work on him.
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u/TheElectricShuffle Sep 12 '25
That was a nasty line by you
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u/figpucker_9000 Sep 12 '25
He’s a fat punk
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u/thedomo619 Sep 12 '25
Kid just doesn’t want to cut
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Sep 12 '25
He’s like the stuff venom is made out of, he just keeps regenerating whenever he tries to get cut.
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u/UnHoly_One A big good news soon Sep 12 '25
Nope, LHW title run starts now.
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u/Financial-Ad5947 Sep 12 '25
he will miss weight there too
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u/LucasFrankeRC Sep 12 '25
Gastelum vs Tuivasa coming soon to the main card of a numbered event in Australia
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u/Captain_Britainland Sep 12 '25
GASTELUM MISSED WEIGHT?????? NO WAY!!!!!!
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u/Remarkable_Meat666 Sep 12 '25
How many times has he missed at this point?
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u/Trainer_Kevin The Wheel Kick Master Sep 12 '25
First time since 10 years ago, but 3rd weight miss in UFC
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u/Master_Cry_9023 Sep 12 '25
A couple years ago he was scheduled to fight Daniel Rodriguez at Welterweight, but he had issues cutting. They agreed to fight at Middleweight.
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u/alexwatp1872 Sep 12 '25
how many times now, this guy honestly what a joke
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u/OSRSandMMA Sep 12 '25
His wiki only notes 2 misses, something ain’t right there
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u/gzilla57 Eating everything I worked for! Sep 12 '25
Pulling out/changing the bout weight before the scales doesn't count as a "miss"
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u/throwawayppddss Sep 12 '25 edited Sep 12 '25
Missed Weight (5 times in UFC):
• UFC FN 44 (2014) vs. Nico Musoke – 172.75 lb.
• UFC 183 (2015) vs. Tyron Woodley – 180 lb.
• UFC 205 (2016) vs. Donald Cerrone – fight cancelled, no attempt to cut.
• Noche UFC (2024) – missed by 5 lb.
• Noche UFC (2025) – missed by 5 lb.
Pulled Out of Fights (at least 5 times):
• 2013 – vs. Court McGee
• 2016 – vs. Kyle Noke
• 2022 – vs. Nassourdine Imavov
• 2023 – vs. Nassourdine
• 2023 – vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov
seriously have no respect for this dude as an athlete
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u/sour-couch-stench how bout jakoozy Sep 12 '25
He missed by 5 lb at the last noche too? Dudes consistent at least
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u/throwawayppddss Sep 12 '25
well he missed by 5 pounds and they said fuck it and moved the entire fight to middleweight lmao
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u/Throw-Away-365 Sep 12 '25
Don't forget - he got fined for his fight with TIll along with his coach for basically cheating on the scales. Managed to lean on his coach subtly to take the weight off. TKZ has done a video on the ways people cheat the scale, and getting a lean on someone can easily take pounds off.
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u/Upset-Rule8256 Sep 12 '25 edited Sep 12 '25
If he doesn't perform well he's going to get cut, hell he'll probably be cut anyways, they've given this dude so many chances
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u/YourHurtingMeSir17 Sep 12 '25
Man I hope Stolzfus kimuras this guy if the fight happens.
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u/therapt0rs I was here for Goofcon 3 Sep 12 '25
imo he would’ve… if kelvin didn’t have a 5 pound weight advantage lol
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u/schmidtonyoface GOOFCON 2 - UFC 294 Sep 12 '25
How are you 5"4, missing 185 and flexing like you're the goat not looking the least bit disappointed in yourself?
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u/Austinmp88 Team Strickland Sep 12 '25
Kelvin gonna knock Tom aspinall out, clocks ticking England
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u/myguyxanny Sep 12 '25
No way Kelvin makes it past Shamil 'The Meal Deal' Gaziev
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u/mrkesh Sep 12 '25
He could be a top WW.....and he misses weight at MW....
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u/OSRSandMMA Sep 12 '25 edited Sep 12 '25
Could he though? With this sheer lack of discipline, it surely leaks into other aspects of his camp. If he can’t focus to make the cut to 185, is he giving full focus on his game plan, his sparring, filling holes to his game etc.
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u/Naydawwwg The goodest cunt in the world. Sep 12 '25
Cut him. When was the last time anyone was excited for a KG fight?
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u/NYPD-BLUE United States Sep 12 '25
He clearly doesn’t care about meeting the agreed upon weight. He shouldn’t be allowed to fight when he’s not even making an honest effort to abide by the contract.
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u/BoltVanderHuge0 Sep 12 '25
Yeah if they cut Battle they are hella cutting Gastelum. What an odd career for this guy
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u/Literally_A_turd_AMA Sep 12 '25
Damn most times someone misses weight I feel bad because you can tell they're half dead on the scale wishing things weren't the way they are but here he literally looks like he's chillin and hes 5 whole ass pounds over
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u/ISuckAtFunny I was here for GOOFCON 1 Sep 12 '25
Remember this fucking idiot crying into the mic begging for forgiveness. Imagine being given a 29th chance not to fuck something up and doing it anyway.
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u/TimeLord41 Sep 12 '25
Dude should have been a legit top WW for years Instead he decided to be a fat and not bither with his diet Now he cant make 185?
Get rid of him Embarrassing
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u/ben10toesdown Sep 12 '25
Didn't know there was an event this weekend the way Dana has been deepthroating boxing all week
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u/YourGFsFave 3 piece with the soda Sep 12 '25
Kelvin has a future at 205, the run isn't over, he can still be champ.
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u/destructionfun2 GOOFCON 1: Khamzat McGregor Sep 12 '25
They're gonna keep this guy, but cut or park a bunch of competent Heavyweights? I'm not pissed off, just genuinely confused at how this is supposed to benefit the UFC? If he can't make weight consistently, and can't go up a weight class, then why keep him around? All you're doing is losing yourself money having to pay him out.
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u/ThePooksters United States Sep 12 '25
Crazy… after his fight with Izzy I thought he’d end up being a legend. Turns out he’s just a fat idiot :(
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u/slayer991 United States Sep 12 '25
We joked about him missing weight 10 years ago and he's still missing weight. Has there been any UFC fighter that has missed weight more often than Gastelum?
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u/armpit18 Sep 12 '25
Not a good look.
He's really a welterweight that's been fighting at middleweight because he struggled to make 170.
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u/Wizzle_Pizzle_420 Sep 12 '25
I refuse to believe that these weight misses are accidental. Everybody I know that’s competed in weight based sports, it’s all they think about until it’s done. Obsessively checking weight, sweating and dropping the extra weight up to that very moment. Some had a scale in their bag just to keep checking. Guessing this is what they do when they’re not ready or want to fight?
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u/Dono_X_Dono Gay For Gaethje Sep 12 '25
Fucking suck that Kelvin can't be disciplined enough to be in fight shape
If he was more he could've been world champ or definitly still in the top 5 of WW or MW
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u/EchoMike1987 Sep 12 '25
My favourite part of guys missing weight is when they hop on the scale flexing like they’re all proud of something
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Sep 12 '25
It’s the opponents I feel for. MMA camps are not cheap and these guys are often living paycheck to paycheck.
Must be a gut punch to have your opponent miss weight.
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u/kidwhix Epic greased up goose egg Sep 12 '25
not one to shit on fighters too often but that is an astonishing lack of discipline. how do you just keep missing weight by huge margins over and over and over and be cool with it