UFC 210 weigh-ins went down today, but not without a little controversy.
UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier initially stepped on the scales at 206.2 pounds, putting him overweight. Minutes later, the fighter returned to the scale at precisely 205 pounds.
The fighter’s sudden change has sparked some controversy among fans and fighters alike.
Here are some of there responses, courtesy of MMA Fighting:
@arielhelwani Pushing down on the towel can make you lose a few pounds….sneaky lol
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) April 7, 2017
How I feel about the #UFC210 main event weight-gate.
One question…. "How Sway?! HOW?!"#INeedSomeOfThatWeightCutJuice lol— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) April 7, 2017
If you ain't cheating you ain't trying…………
— phil baroni (@philbaroni) April 7, 2017
Hands on towel lmfao oldest trick in book. Lmfao haha nice playa nice https://t.co/uY4B4RRab1
— phil baroni (@philbaroni) April 7, 2017
New York commission doing NY commission shenanigans ? https://t.co/xY9abwd9Jb
— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) April 7, 2017
Lol! Definitely using the towel! https://t.co/SZAyCXctKe
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) April 7, 2017
That @ufc towel can cut 1,2lb in two minutes? ?☕️
— Siyar The Great (@Siyarized) April 7, 2017
Lol any wrestler that knows the tricks to beating the scale can obviously see that DC use the towel to float them lbs. #vetmove #ufc210 https://t.co/XL6NFi0qPD
— Corey Anderson UFC (@CoreyA_MMA) April 7, 2017
Sometimes all u need to make weight is a simple weightloss towel from @HPNSupps!?#towelgate #weightgate #ufc210 #WeightLossTowel #lifehacks pic.twitter.com/KuupLBWqDv
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) April 7, 2017
