Mairon Santos Explains Weight Miss at UFC 323

Mairon Santos miscalculated his weight cut for UFC 323.

Santos was scheduled to fight Muhammadjon Naimov in a featherweight matchup at UFC 323 on Saturday. However, the fight took place at catchweight as Santos came in 1.5 pounds over the non-title featherweight limit of 146 pounds. “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 32 winner also forfeited 20% of his purse to Naimov for missing weight.

A ‘Miscalculation’

Santos (17-1) finished Naimov (13-4) in the third round to maintain his undefeated UFC record. “The Legend” subsequently opened up on his weight miss. Santos claims he cut 10 pounds within a couple of hours a day before the weigh-ins. With only a couple of pounds left to cut, the Brazilian was…