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    Thread: After missing weight, UFC 142's Anthony Johnson faces fine, fight-day weigh-in

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      After missing weight, UFC 142's Anthony Johnson faces fine, fight-day weigh-in

      After missing weight, UFC 142's Anthony Johnson faces fine, fight-day weigh-in

      RIO DE JANEIRO – Anthony Johnson today grossly missed the middleweight mark required for his co-main event bout with Vitor Belfort at UFC 142.

      Prior to the start of weigh-ins, UFC president Dana White said Johnson would "badly" miss weight.

      Moments later, when he officially weighed 197 pounds, officials announced Johnson has been fined 20 percent of his "show" money (which goes to Belfort), and after rehydrating, he can weigh no more than 205 pounds on fight day.

      Today's official weigh-ins took place today at HSBC Arena in Rio De Janeiro, the same venue that hosts Saturday's pay-per-view event and Johnson vs. Belfort co-headliner. They aired on FUEL TV and streamed online.

      Belfort (20-9 MMA, 9-4 UFC), who weighed in at 186 pounds, stipulated he'll only take the fight if Johnson (10-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) is no heavier than 205 pounds for the bout.

      It's a shocking turn for Johnson, whose repeated issues making the 170-pound limit required of welterweights prompted calls he move up in weight. UFC 142 is his first fight at middleweight, though today's gaffe marks the third time he has missed weight during his UFC career.

      Johnson was fined a portion of his purse for missing weight by five pounds prior to a fight with Yoshiyuki Yoshida at UFC 104. He was reportedly so weak that he had to be carried to and from the weigh-ins.

      In the lead-up to UFC 142, Johnson repeatedly spoke about how much better he felt as a middleweight. As recently as this past week, he said he was at 215 pounds. Clearly, something went drastically wrong during his weight cut.

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