Daniel Cormier made his way to the early weigh-ins on Friday morning with little time to spare, stepping onto the scales almost as soon as he got to the building. The room filled with media and officials fell into a stunned silence when it was revealed that Cormier had tipped the scales at 206.2 pounds, 1.2 pounds over the allowed light heavyweight limit for championship bouts.
Just moments later, however, Cormier stepped right back onto the scales and made the 205 limit. Fans and media alike were questioning Cormier’s method of grabbing a hold of the towel during the second weigh-in and while that controversy may be justified, it seems to have been all for naught.
New York State Athletic Commission Executive Director Tony Giardina revealed to Ariel Helwani that Cormier would have had an extra two hours to make weight anyway, as the rules in New York give championship-bout fighters extra time to ensure they make weight.
“The policy of the athletic commission in championship bouts is to allow fighters to get onto the scale for a second time if they are overweight the first time they get on the scale. So he came in, he was one-point-two pounds overweight the first time he got on the scale, he’s allowed according to commission policy up to two hours to get back on the scale.”
When it was revealed to the room of media and officials that Cormier had tipped the scales of 206.2,
