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"Barao dropped out? -- nm"
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got sick during weight cut
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Remlik (aka remlik)
Aug 29 '14, 17:25
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UPDATE: Henry Cejudo's manager says that the fighter's last-second withdrawel from this weekend's UFC 177 was due to complications with his weight cut. William McFarlane told MMAjunkie that Cejudo got down to 130 pounds on Thursday night and looked on track to make weight for his bout with Scott Jorgensen, but then suffered nausea and cramping. UFC officials checked him out and decided to pull him from the card.
"He's OK," McFarlane said. "It just goes back to all the issues related to when these guys cut weight. They dehydrate themselves to the point where there's adverse effects. There's nothing permanent, but it's just a safety issue."
McFarlane continued, "There's really two options. He can drop below 137 (pounds) and could still try and hit 125. He made 121 when he was in the Olympics, and he's still in his 20s. He got to 128 before (in his previous bout). He was came in at 150 and got down to 128. (For this bout), he came in at 137 and got down to 130. But he didn't finish his weight cut, so could he have gotten down? Probably so. Was it the safest thing to do? Probably not."
ORIGINAL: Henry Cejudo is out of his fight this weekend against Scott Jorgenson at UFC 177. UFC officials announced that the fight was scratched due to a medical issue but declined to provide the specific reason.
The fight would have been Cejudo's debut with the promotion and was set for the preliminary card. The show takes place on Saturday, with the main card airing on PPV after prelims on FOX Sports 1.
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