Chute Box fight camp explains why Charles Oliveira and Felipe Arantes missed weight for UFC Mexico.
Earlier today, it was confirmed that Charles Oliveira weighed 155 pounds for his 145-pound clash with Ricardo Lamas at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale.
His bantamweight teammate, Felipe Arantes, also missed weight by two pounds at yesterday’s official weigh in. The Chute Box team made a statement on Friday, claiming that “Do Bronx” struggled with the weight cut due to the high altitude of Mexico City and the short notice terms of his fight with Lamas.
"Our athlete Charles ‘do Bronx’ was invited to fight only three weeks ago," the statement read, per Guilherme Cruz of MMA Fighting. "Even with the short period of recovery, the fighter proudly accepted another challenge to…
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