Melissa Mullins’ fifth Octagon appearance was taken out of her hands earlier today.
With the ultimate predictions in for the UFC London major event, fight night on the O2 Arena is barely one sleep away.
The large final step to clear for the 28 athletes that can be making the walk on March 21 was the morning weigh-ins on Friday.
Unfortunately, this has led to the 14-fight card losing one matchup after Luana Carolina missed weight by a staggering eight kilos.
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Melissa Mullins voices frustrations after having UFC London fight taken out of her hands
Having previously been knocked out by Molly McCann in devastating fashion, London hasn’t been kind to Luana Carolina previously.
The Brazilian can have missed weight nevertheless it was clear that her scheduled opponent for Saturday night, Melissa Mullins, also went through lots to try to hit bantamweight.
Mullins vented her frustrations after her fight was pulled from the cardboard after she’d already fulfilled her side of the cut price by stepping on the scales at 136 kilos.
“Although I made weight, and it was most definitely a harder cut than I expected, my opponent missed weight by 8lbs officially, and although we agreed to take the fight, the commission utilized by the UFC aren’t blissful [and have] pulled the fight from the cardboard.” she wrote on Instagram.
“All my labor wasted and the chance to fight on my home turf stolen from me! To perform on the easiest platform taken in moments. Guys, make some noise please and help me get back out fighting on a card ASAP!”
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The Brit hasn’t competed contained in the Octagon since she suffered her second pro loss to Darya Zheleznyakova in June last 12 months.
That is the third time that Carolina has missed weight since signing to the UFC, though the opposite instances got here when she was competing at flyweight.
‘Dread’ made the move as much as bantamweight in her last fight but was near surpassing the featherweight limit when she stepped on the scales on Friday.