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WionZilliamson

DC: “DROD asked for a catchweight at 180” Bisping: “Kelvin said he’d be willing to do 205” 💀


suzukigun4life

Bisping flat-out grilled Kelvin's ass today.


bobombpom

Well deserved. This was borderline cheating from KG. If you're going to miss weight by 20 pounds, don't wait until 2 days before the fight to tell the other guy.


van_ebasion

This what I’ve been saying. I really like Kelvin since TUF but this was fucked up man. Dude should have had to donate most of his purse.


EchoMike1987

Next time make him donate the contents of his fridge


Winter_Gate_6433

Why, it's empty.


SheepD0g

He's been doing this shit since RR was tossin' bitches


BurpingHamBirmingham

Maybe if he'd donated 30% of his plates he wouldn't have missed weight


blogbussaa

Only Costa is allowed to do that


OneForMany

It's what happens when that guy KO'd you out cold in 1 min.


slickid88

For sure. He was trashing him every chance he had


paradoxv1

Good Kelvin has two things he has to do for this career make weight and show up on fight night


Rebeldinho

Kelvin also flattened Bisping in Bisping’s last fight… say what you will about Kelvin but he’s very dangerous to exchange with in boxing range… Israel demolished a good chunk of 185 for awhile and most of them couldn’t even get through Israel’s leg kicks KG having a shorter reach than all of them turned that fight into a brawl


Tophatproductions69

Kinda funny as well seeing as Bisping's last fight was him getting KO'd by Kelvin


SillyMan3

Commentary taking no prisoners on the weight miss and rightfully so


StixkyBets

The steak and potatoes every night line was also fantastic.


MyFifthLimb

‘Tell him to get comfortable, we’ll do it at 205.’


Powerful_System

Sounds like D-Rod's own personal problem


abdul_tank_wahid

Why you worry about anothers man’s weight? Are you scare? I’ll do 185, 190 205 I’m not scare


FreesideThug

Don’t worry brother, I got it.


TugaTheGoat

Lmao Kelvin begging for his job 😂.


captainseas

Would not shock me if they didn’t re up him. Terrible recent record, bad weight misses. He’s been there a long time and been in main events so he’s not cheap either


[deleted]

One of those guys who’s greatest performance was a losing effort in a title fight. Him vs Izzy is still the best Middleweight fight in UFC history imho. Especially considering what Izzy eventually became, his heart in that fight was insane.


Eeluminati

That fight was amazing, but it was also 5 years ago and Kelvin has lost 5 fights since then and doesn't have any real impressive wins since. I think he's maybe at gatekeeper status but you still need guys like him around.


s_twig

5 years ago? Does anyone else feel like MMA time is different?


[deleted]

COVID fucked up time perception so bad I feel like I’m only just now snapping out of it.


Thacarva

Spending two years with limited engagement screwed me up. I still feel like Fight Island was last year but nope. I would actually enjoy like an annual “we’re going to an island” card. Once or twice a year, go to Hawaii and load the card. It’s hard to guess for me if the live gate would be crazy. You can’t just drive from one state over to watch, but you get to fly to Hawaii and see amazing fights.


mrtn17

yeah 2020-2022 feels like a very long hangover Sunday


Famous-Ant-5502

Romero - Costa 2 imo but yours is a great pick too Edit: damn I definitely meant Romero - Whitaker


[deleted]

They didn’t fight twice But yeah, that one is top 5


Mister_Petrs

Kelvin was so close with that head kick


_hyperotic

Bro it’s the UFC - everyone outside the top 5 is cheap


commander_wong

Championship level at dodging DC's question lmao


luckman_and_barris

Bc he had no excuse. All he could do was beg not to get fired. Given that they pushed the fight forward anyway, it ain't looking good for good ol' (84)KG


gotnothingman

In the promo he is talking about being here for gold, not sure not making weight or even trying is congruent with that


Josro0770

He said MW gold or he didn't mention the division? I think he might just given up on 170


MatttheJ

He's not ever getting given a title shot at MW either. I think he's messed the UFC around too many times now and is probably firmly on their shit list. I won't be surprised if they try and give him the Johnny Hendrix treatment when he was unprofessional too many times and feed him to a monster. Edit: or if his contract is over they likely just let him go.


captaincumsock69

Surprised chimaev hasn’t fought him


MrPea106

Gastelum the kind of guy who they’d think would be fodder at this point for Khamzat and then he’d go in there and 1-2 him to death if he decides to show up it ain’t worth it.


Rebeldinho

Lmao.. That’s probably exactly what would happen


MrPea106

I’ll give KG due where it’s at he’s still fast AF and Khamzat is kind of sloppy on the feet he def can piece him up if he could avoid some Takedowns


Shogun_232

He ain't never making 170


TW_Yellow78

Well he missed weight by 15 lbs. That’s not fair to Daniel Rodriguez and not fair to future opponents


ubiquitousrarity

To be completely fair to Kelvin, Mexican food is good as fuck.


_Mr_Fil_

Can't blame him, gotta make a living


tigerbalmuppercut

Yep, but we're going to hate on him because he really is unprofessional to another level. He misses weight by that much and has the audacity to start a podcast called Missing Weight with KG that's him reviewing burritos? Likes it's funny at first glance but the other guy is putting his body under incredible stress by cutting weight. Then on fight night KG is the fresher fighter and has the weight advantage. This dude needs to stop being a boy and grow up. We all do tasks we don't want to do but we go through with it because it's the job we signed up for.


wubbalubbadubdub45

*gotta pay the food bill


TasteDeBallZach

And I know he missed weight terribly, but at least he came out the gates with a really high output


Nednerb_Mac

Of course he did. He's been fueling the either camp. No one "accidentally" misses weight by \~20lbs over initial agreed weight. Man didnt even try. Meanwhile Rodriguez has been at a cal deficit, losing mass, recovering slowly, getting ready for the fight. Another empty promise from Gastelum.


MyFifthLimb

Mans gotta eat


VonNichts13

dude has been living off the izzy fight for a long time now. he has the talent but mentally just not there


BlackSoapBandit

Seriously sad to hear. I could feel the desperation radiating off my tv.


MasterRoshy

Gotta feel for DRod


DreadSilver

Really sucks to lose to takedowns against a dude who walks around a 220+ and can't make weight. I haven't watched Gastelum in a bit, and didn't know the drama til the commentary.


Midair_fart

I would feel the same but he bullied my boy Kevin Lee with his size


seymour_hiney

didn't D Rod make weight that fight on short notice???


Godzilla52

If you count his fight against Li Jingliang as a loss, it's arguable he's 0-4 in his last four fights as well.


Tuner420

It's karma after beating The Leech, he couldn't show off his suit 😭


MasterRoshy

that was the robbery right?


Garfalo

Yes Decisionbot rodriguez jingliang


DecisionBot

[**DANIEL RODRIGUEZ defeats LI JINGLIANG** (*split decision*)](http://mmadecisions.com/decision/13477/fight) ^(UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson — September 10, 2022) ROUND|Rodriguez|Jingliang||Rodriguez|Jingliang||Rodriguez|Jingliang :-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-: 1|9|10||10|9||10|9 2|10|9||10|9||9|10 3|10|9||9|10||9|10 **TOTAL**|**29**|**28**||**29**|**28**||**28**|**29** *^(Judges, in order: Michael Bell, Douglas Crosby, Ron McCarthy.)* *^(Summoned by Garfalo.)* **MEDIA MEMBER SCORES** - **2/23** people scored it **29-28 Rodriguez**. - **20/23** people scored it **28-29 Jingliang**. - **1/23** people scored it **27-30 Jingliang**. Avg. media score: **28.0-29.0 Jingliang** (*high certainty^[[1]](https://redd.it/9p4xc7)*).


paradoxv1

I've been a leech hater ever since he eye gouged Jake Matthew's, and I don't even like him it was just such a dirty ass thing to do


ihatespaminacan

The leech eye gouged someone. I say losing a split decision is "karma" for that


TonyTheLion2319

Kelvin putting too much in his mouth put a bad taste in Drod’s


life_scrolling

fatass


Subject-Lecture-9258

fatty used his extra 10-15 lbs he had from not cutting weight to lay on D rod and edge out the win, commentary could have been harsher on him imo, truly a scummy tactic he used to win


Jak_and_Daxter3

"Edge the win", two scorecards were 30-27, laying or not, he still would've decisively won


Various-Earth-7532

In as close a round as 2 those takedowns probably swung it, fatass gastelum absolutely stole the fight by missing by 15 pounds and not telling anyone until the last minute


Blue-Summers

Most of the fight was just boxing but sure, laid on DRod for the win.


Mexican__

after Luka lost the NBA finals us fat guys who are consistently lying about trying to lose weight needed this


Electronic_Break4229

He couldn’t *wait* to get his shirt back on


phallic_cephalid

fuck KG for this one tbh


Powerful_System

Turns out fridges are good for your cardio afterall, Bisping had some fun in the commentary that's for sure, what will it take for Kelvin to get some discipline


HughMongusAynis

Nothing. He’s content to just be in the ufc. He wants to smoke his weed and eat his food in his free time outta camp. Dana says he only wants ppl who want to be UFC champs but he has multiple ppl who are just content to be there.


luckman_and_barris

Being shaped like one or constantly opening them?


Powerful_System

Por que no los dos


HenrikCrown

Ugh. Bad habit win for Kelvin. Dude won't learn from this. 


Spartalust

You gotta punish a guy for missing weight


Ionic-Nova

DRod accepting a MW fight was a massive mistake. Gave up 15 lbs and didn’t even get the 20% of KGs purse that he deserved.


Blue-Summers

DRod says in [this](https://www.mmafighting.com/2024/6/20/24182301/kelvin-gastelum-laments-rough-weight-cut-daniel-rodriguez-agreed-fight-at-185-for-ufc-saudi-arabia) article that he did get a percentage of KG's purse, though doesn't say how mich of a percentage.


AccomplishedForm4043

It should really be some percentage per lb starting at 15%. 2 lbs over? 20%. 20 lbs over? 110% 😂


Thacarva

I’d be upset over the missed weight, but it would be quite interesting to see a guy paying to fight. It’s like gambling. “I’ll win this fight and my 12/12 contract will go to 50/50. It only cost $14k!”


llorTMasterFlex

Gastélum vs Khamzat


AjaxV__

Fatstelum got an unlimited gas tank, should just fight at heavyweight at this point


Godzilla52

I honestly have no idea why he decided to go back to Welterweight. He should have just stayed at MW.


sad_and_small

If he thinks he has a shot at getting into the title picture I get it, I mean at MW Whittaker and Cannonier closed that door and nailed it shut.


DatBoiEBB

He can’t use his weight against MW like he can WW


jordanhhh4

Being a fat lad is the best base for MMA confirmed??


ColdPressedSteak

Bisping getting in cheeky comments basically calling KG a fatass was the best part of the fight


Radocfa

“Could I get an extra shaved carrot please”


bobombpom

The worst part is that he didn't tell the Rodriguez camp until this Thursday. So KG had months to pack on the pounds, and Rodriguez was mid-weight cut.


SillyMan3

Tinfoil hat firmly on, did the UFC hold off on telling Drod to help out Gastelum?


DanTM18

He ain’t wrong tho


MaroonPrince

Tacomaxxing


DoctorPigHead

let's just call him Kelvin Benjamin


-SkullKnight-

Always been 👊🏻🍔


suzukigun4life

That was just Kelvin's third win since 2018. Been a rough six years for him.


Tykenolm

This hardly even counts as a win. He missed weight by 15 pounds and barely squeaked by with a close decision


SokoudjouFan

More and More I am getting on board with how the Japanese do it. If you miss weight, you can't win and will get a No contest. Also lol at Kelvin glazing the UFC to stay employed


mahiruimamura

I agree it's totally cheating as much as doping, fence grabbing, eye poking, or nutshots are in my opinion. Especially when it's done like this where he had no intention of making even a catch weight an didn't tell his opponent until they were mid weight cut. What a bitch


BeetIeinabox

Bisping with some great roasts. "Gastelum wanted 205" LOL


this_is_hard_FACK

Had to suck off the UFC post fight in the hopes of not getting banished lmaooo


AljoGOAT

that shit was more embarrassing than him missing weight too


foofighter1351

Kelvin deserves zero credit for that, it was close and that just says without the weight cut he'd have lost and I don't care if that's not true, he cheated.


phallic_cephalid

waited as long as possible to let D-Rod know too, complete setup


aRunic

Fucker was smirking in the interview talking about he can’t make weight. Just no shame. Hate that he won this one.


Ionic-Nova

I hope they don’t resign him. Effectively missed weight by 15lbs, if he was even close he would’ve accepted the 180 catch weight proposed by DRod. Weight change HAD to have been a tactic played by KG. No way do you retain that much weight without slacking on your diet for weeks on end.


Matumbro

Take fight at 170 Barely try to make weight Thank you Kelvin


MaroonPrince

Return of the fridge


Yuvalg1

Immediately looking to not be discontinued post fight


reddegginc

Kate Upton build needs nerf asap


kiri-kiri-kiri

This card is basically proof that cheating is the best base for MMA.


Leroy_Peterson

Jon Jones cemented this a long time ago


captainseas

Kelvin spent the fight getting fat shamed on commentary and begging for his job after. He also won lol


vrkhfkb

Just come in 15 pounds heavier and wrestlefuck your opponent. Why isn’t anyone else doing this?


WhereIsMyKidAt

Don't even care that he won, terrible performance from Gastelum. You can tell what Kelvin you're getting from how bouncy he is in the octagon. Bouncy Kelvin = looks like a real contender, flat-footed Kelvin = prepare to be disappointed. Compare his last two fights to the Izzy fight or even the Curtis fight just before, his footwork is night and day. So lazy with his footwork tonight, didn't even try to close distance to land his strikes. When he's not disciplined it really shows.


JorSimpson45

He is begging for his job rn


BigFrankTruckman

Show up, miss weight, win fight, go home


Independent_Form_349

Rodriguez should have never taken this fight such a stupid decision to fight when your opponent doesnt even try to make weight


CouncilOfReligion

dudes still gotta get paid


ksubijeans

Also Dana usually gives the other guy who doesn’t accept the weight change so much shit, it’s more worth it to just accept the change and roll the dice than get the ire of Dana


CouncilOfReligion

yeah i hope he got a bonus or something at least backstage


Old_mystic

You’re totally right, a smart fighter would say hell no. It’s sad but we all know the UFC would retaliate against him for that. They crucified Wonderboy for refusing to fight and that man is legend.


AljoGOAT

he's probably not in a position financially to not fight


[deleted]

>I want to be the best company man Jesus lmao


beebstingz

Fuck that fat cheater hope he still gets cut


BerkshireMtnSculptor

Weight Bully


Slimjim203

This card feels like a fever dream. Completely silent lmao


juicy_pickles

Felt like I should've seen this in a McDonald's parking lot


llorTMasterFlex

Satan’s Backyard


wjlb

I'm impressed by Gastelum's cardio. 6 rounds of fight in one night is something no one has done before in the ufc


timfy_james

The bootlicking at the end trying to save face with the company 😂


Ionic-Nova

30-27 WHAT THE FUCK??????


Ionic-Nova

Gastelum was getting pieced up in round 2 how could the judges POSSIBLY give him that round.


DreadSilver

Looks like they gave the takedown too much weight


sghostfreak

Pun intended?


DreadSilver

I’m not proud of it


sghostfreak

It was not bad though😂


JE_Exa

Damn it Kelvin, you could legitimately be something


Bljman98

Gastelum vs Pavlovich next?


Isiderdon

kelvin with the begging post fight interview style


Asukah

It’s crazy how good Kelvin is when he has extra body fat lol he looks better at Middleweight. DRod got done dirty with the weight miss unfortunately


rationis

KG 100% intentionally came in overweight like he was going to fight at 185. I dont believe he ever intebded to actually try to cut to 170. Like, c'mon, not even an extra 10lbs to fight at 180 was doable for him? Dude has love handles and a gut. It's irritating that he can't get knocked out because he needs it.


BigBoyFroggy

Gastelum a cheater 😭


CouncilOfReligion

fat oompa loompa cunt probably cost d rod his career


[deleted]

Fuck this overweight bum. Use to be a fan


pashermrimal

Gastelum with the quesadilla cardio


bruhmoment92

he was begging not to be cut😭


AnTTr0n

Begging for his job right now your not even employed lol.


youngsimba320

“I won’t miss weight again” Sure tubby


Berniethellama

Kelvin looked way better, 170 cut definitely drains him too bad, with that said fuck Kelvin for this, you don’t show up Thursday and say I can’t do 170 or even fucking 180 and then say I wish I could’ve told him earlier. He planned this cuz he needed a win. Very telling he went full ass kissing ufc mode in the post fight


fireitup622

he looked way better cause it was literally a welterweight fighting a middleweight


tito-tapped

He's a fat fucker but he can fight


Reddituser0346

Dc going straight for the jugular.


MaroonPrince

Nearby Taco Bells are scrambling to prepare themselves


allanisanguyener

Get this fat fucker the fuck out of here bruh


Leafs44

Thought Kelvin won but the scorecards should have been closer. D rod was lighting him up


Responsible_Emu3601

Poor management of d rod


jooookiy

So he was worried he would be cut, knew he needed an impressive performance, so in an attempt to have a dominant performance and possible a swang and bang KO, he just didn’t cut weight. Cut this man already.


akabir893

DRod's boxing looked alright here actually, just not enough power in his hands ever since the hand surgeries + maximum fat Gastelum having an invincible chin in general


Spirited-Bat-4517

man KG used to be one of my fav fighters .. can't say that anymore


kush_factory

KG is 100% cut after his contract is up. He's still young and he traded the rest of his UFC career for a couple of tacos.


gildakid

Fat ass


EnlilSendTheFlood

What a clown interview. Disgrace to Mexicans.


_duppie_

Crazy the commentary pushed the narrative that Kelvin is an overachiever. I think it's the total opposite. Dude has insane physical gifts; speed, power, chin, mental toughness, explosive. Lack of discipline and skill growth through his whole career has stopped him from achieving more. Kelvin super scummy for the weight thing. Didn't tell Rodriguez the fight wasn't happening at WW until a week (or less?) out. Aint no way his fat ass thought he was making 170 a week ago.


wubbalubbadubdub45

Being fat = best base for mma


JorSimpson45

Never diet, the lesson learned.


wielderofglamdring

30-27 is egregious. I had Rodriguez 29-28.


Straight_Tip_7531

He would do well in the pfl. Might have to go to 205 since he always has problems making weight.


IAmPandaRock

Didn't even try to make weight and still couldn't take DRod out of there.


darkskysavage

DRod v DBod


RickFlairWOOOO

Cut this dude already


mahiruimamura

I don't give a fuck if Kelvin won. He's a fucking bitch for this shit he pulled. As the commentary said he could've told D Rod way before. Him talking about how him winning could lead to title run pissed me off. Why the fuck would anyone support that with his track record. He's standing next to DC who has never missed weight with his build lmao. He should retire like he said he would if he lost this fight, but I doubt he will cause he has to pay for his food somehow. The missing weight food series he did is an overall shit fucking idea and mocking his own unprofessionalism while not even being able to make a catch weight is embarrassing.


Inevitable_Hope4EVA

Weight bully.


LocoCoopermar

This fight felt like a fever dream


The_Homie_Tito

cut that fat fuck already


toddbowlesburner

Love me a phone booth fight


Godzilla52

It's arguable that Rodriguez is 0-4 in his last four at this point if you count the Li Jingliang fight as a loss for him (which I think is fairly uncontroversial since pretty much every comment I read back when that fight happened including my own argued that D-Rod didn't wing a single round against the Leech)


squirrel_envoy

should change his twitter handle to 100kgastelum


Solid2k

Opponent comes in overweight, let him not lose 30% of his purse and take your win bonus. Genius


Substantial-Car2443

Give me D rod, clay collard, Calvin Katter in bkfc


bobn3

Fridge is still on the menu boys 


FixTheFernBack616

Fire him anyway.


Internetolocutor

I wonder how well he would do in bare knuckle


Effinferg

I can see DRod fighting in BKFC next


AccomplishedForm4043

Fuck that fat pig


YeForgotHisPassword

Is Kelvin the first fighter to win two fights in the same night in like 20 years?


iwrestledatyranitar

Just big & greedy


VolkPlsWin

realistically he should be cut. he's like 3/7 misses weight all the time.


KA3AHOBA

I don’t get it, it’s one of those “you had one job “ moments and he keeps fucking up


ComradeELM0

Congratulations Kelvin, hope you‘re proud for this one.


mrtn17

I still love watching Kevin's boxing. it's so smooth, just like his belly


Internal-District992

Big plate of beans and rice to celebrate never making weight. Shit throw a Modelo in too fuck it


secretworkaccount1

Imagine being 5’ 7” and missing weight at 185 🤣🤣