Joshua Weems
Wide Open
USA
Not competitive after weight miss
Weems lost to Christian Rodriguez via submission (anaconda choke) at 4:07 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Making his official UFC debut following a first-round knockout defeat on Dana White's Contender Series almost exactly a year ago, Weems missed weight by 3.5 pounds Friday morning, forfeited 30 percent of his purse to Rodriguez in order for this fight to proceed and was then unable to last even a single round. Weems is going to get a bit of a pass for all of this due to the fact he accepted this fight less than a week ago due to Garrett Armfield's withdrawal, but it's a bad look nonetheless. Weems will need a better effort his next time out in order to ensure he receives a third opportunity with the company.
Making his official UFC debut following a first-round knockout defeat on Dana White's Contender Series almost exactly a year ago, Weems missed weight by 3.5 pounds Friday morning, forfeited 30 percent of his purse to Rodriguez in order for this fight to proceed and was then unable to last even a single round. Weems is going to get a bit of a pass for all of this due to the fact he accepted this fight less than a week ago due to Garrett Armfield's withdrawal, but it's a bad look nonetheless. Weems will need a better effort his next time out in order to ensure he receives a third opportunity with the company.
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Heavy on the scale
Weems will forfeit 30 percent of his purse after weighing in at 139.5 pounds ahead of Saturday's matchup with Christian Rodriguez, John Morgan of The Underground reports.
ANALYSIS
Coming in at three and a half pounds over the bantamweight limit, Weems will not make another attempt on the scale and will forfeit a fraction of his purse to Rodriguez on Saturday, regardless of the fight's outcome. The weight miss is somewhat understandable to an extent, considering Weems stepped up to replace Garrett Armfield (infection) on the card with less than a week's notice.
Coming in at three and a half pounds over the bantamweight limit, Weems will not make another attempt on the scale and will forfeit a fraction of his purse to Rodriguez on Saturday, regardless of the fight's outcome. The weight miss is somewhat understandable to an extent, considering Weems stepped up to replace Garrett Armfield (infection) on the card with less than a week's notice.
Steps in to face Rodriguez
Weems will step in on short notice to take on Christian Rodriguez in a bantamweight matchup at UFC Vegas 63 on Saturday, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Weems is stepping in on less than a week's notice for Garrett Armfield, who was originally scheduled to square off against Rodriguez at the event. Weems is 10-2 as a professional, most recently picking up a third-round submission victory under the banner of Fury FC. Eight of his pro victories have been earned by way of submission, while Rodriguez has yet to lose a fight via submission in his career.
Weems is stepping in on less than a week's notice for Garrett Armfield, who was originally scheduled to square off against Rodriguez at the event. Weems is 10-2 as a professional, most recently picking up a third-round submission victory under the banner of Fury FC. Eight of his pro victories have been earned by way of submission, while Rodriguez has yet to lose a fight via submission in his career.