Goiti Yamauchi won’t be fighting at lightweight again after missing weight by almost seven pounds at Wednesday morning’s official Bellator 245 weigh-ins in Uncasville, Conn., he told MMA Fighting.
Yamauchi, who started his Bellator career as a featherweight back in 2013 but moved full-time to 155 pounds in 2016, released a statement to MMA Fighting to explain what went wrong prior to his now-cancelled clash with Nate Andrews. He said he will be forced to go up to welterweight after back-to-back weight misses.
Yamauchi’s order to move up was made by the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation, which regulates Bellator events held at the Mohegan Sun.