Perhaps the biggest story coming from UFC Vegas 41, was the last minute changes in the agreed weight for the headliners. Just days before the event, Paulo Costa vs Marvin Vettori was moved up in weight not just once, but twice, going from 185 lbs to 195 lbs and then 205 lbs.
Costa revealed the issues that caused the weight issues, saying it was an old injury that flared up again.
“My left bicep,” Costa said at the post-fight press conference. “I came in a little bit higher weight because I needed to stop some weeks of training.