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Did Kelvin Gastelum lean on his coach to make weight for UFC 244? Rafael Cordeiro says ‘no way’

Kelvin Gastelum was the last fighter to weigh in for UFC 244 on Friday morning in New York, successfully making weight at 184 pounds for a middleweight contest with Darren Till.

Moments after the official weigh-ins were wrapped up, though, videos surfaced on social media that showed the UFC fighter touching – and possibly leaning – on his longtime coach Rafael Cordeiro, a move interpreted by some observers as a way to ensure he wouldn’t come over the middleweight limit.

Cordeiro dismissed the controversy as “drama” while talking to MMA Fighting after the weigh-ins.