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Old 04-20-2018, 10:10 AM   #8343
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Weigh-ins are done, and we've only lost one fight on tomorrow's card. One of the prelim fights (which wasn't particularly interesting or compelling) is off due to some medical issue with back pain. The other fights are all on for tomorrow.

Kevin Lee missed weight for the main event and weighed in at 157. That bout will go on as a catchweight and 20% of his purse will go to Barboza.

edit: The female bantamweight fight that was on the fightpass prelims is also off. (This was not an interesting or compelling fight, so no big loss) Aspen Ladd missed weight by almost 2 points, and Leslie Smith would not accept a catchweight even with 20% of her opponent's purse. There might be other things going on though, Smith is the lead organizer trying to convince the UFC fighters to form a union, and she only has one fight left on her contract. She probably decided to ask the UFC to reschedule the fight which would give her more time to organize. If she accepted the catchweight and lost, the UFC may have been inclined to not offer her a new contract, which looks better than cutting her.

edit2: lol, apparently the UFC paid Smith her show and win money, which means her current contract with the UFC is completed, and they declined to offer her a new deal. So, the message is clear: don't try to organize a fighter's union if you are a fighter on their roster.
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