Anthony Johnson Misses Weight by 11lbs for UFC 142 Bout with Vitor Belfort

Visibly upset, White was not at all happy speaking about Anthony Johnson on Friday in Brazil. Johnson has missed weight on several occasions in the past when he was cutting down to welterweight.

Moving up to 185 pounds was supposed to solve that issue, but Johnson still came in heavy at 197 pounds, an incredible 11 pounds over the 186-pound weight limit for a middleweight fight.

“As a fighter, you are a professional, you are contracted to come in at a certain weight. This is not the first time that this has happened with Johnson. He moved up to 185 pounds so this wouldn’t happen to him at 170 pounds and here we are in this same position again,” White said.

“Vitor is bummed out. Vitor feels the same way I do. Vitor Belfort has to cut this weight, too. Vitor is older than Rumble Johnson is. He came in like a professional, on weight, and Anthony Johnson comes in as a total unprofessional, way over weight.”

Assuming the fight moves forward, Johnson will pay 20 percent of his purse to Belfort.

White didn’t comment about Johnson’s future with the UFC, but it would be hard to imagine his status with the promotion is in strong standing after this latest weight cutting incident. It may be a win or go home situation for Johnson to hope for another shot in the UFC Octagon.

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