If Daniel Cormier and his clever use of a towel to help him make weight before UFC 210 became a running joke in MMA this year, then the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) was the butt of it.
The first time Cormier stepped on the scale April 7, he weighed 206.2 pounds. Somehow, miraculously, the UFC light heavyweight titleholder came back into the room less than three minutes later and made the championship mark at 205 pounds.
A closer look at the video revealed that Cormier was pressing down on a towel being held by his teammates and UFC staffers, using the leverage to redistribute his weight in order to be within title fight compliance.