A weight cut gone wrong affected Michel Pereira’s performance so much inside the Octagon at UFC Vancouver that he considered quitting in the second round against Tristan Connelly this past Saturday, he told MMA Fighting.
Pereira missed the welterweight limit by one pound the morning before the fight in Canada, stepping on the scale at 172 pounds. Pereira cut 38.5 pounds in the final two and a half weeks before UFC Vancouver, but was alone for the final days of his weight cut while his physical therapist was dealing with visa issues to enter Canada.