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UFC 274 weigh-in results: Charles Oliveira misses weight, will vacate lightweight title

PHOENIX – Charles Oliveira is no longer the UFC lightweight champion without even throwing a punch.

In a stunning turn of events Friday, Oliveira missed weight on his first and second attempts. As a result, he will be forced to vacate the title once his UFC 274 headliner against Justin Gaethje begins. If Oliveira wins, the belt will remain vacant. If Gaethje wins, he will become champion.

“Due to the weight miss, Oliveira will forfeit a percentage of his purse. As of this moment, Charles Oliveira remains the UFC lightweight champion, but upon the start of the main event headliner tomorrow night he will vacate the 155-pound title,” UFC said in a statement. “The fight will proceed as scheduled, but the championship will only be on the line for Gaethje. If Oliveira wins, he will be the No. 1 contender for the vacant lightweight championship and will fight the next challenger for the undisputed title belt at a time and place to be determined.”

Oliveira (32-8 MMA, 20-8 UFC) was among the final few fighters to step on the scale during the weigh-in window. He needed the curtain and registered a mark of 155.5 pounds. Per the Arizona commission rules, Oliveira was given one hour to cut the half-pound in order to make the championship limit.

Oliveira took the full our, returned to the scale with the curtain, and a again weighed in at 155.5.

Oliveira, who missed weight multiple times while competing as a featherweight, hadn’t missed weight since returning to lightweight in April 2017. Just minutes before UFC 274 weigh-ins began, Oliveira tweeted that he was already on weight.

It’s not known if Oliveira is still eligible to receive pay-per-view points now that he’s no longer champion.

UFC 274, which takes place Saturday at Footprint Center, has a main card airing on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

Full UFC 274 weigh-in results are below:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Charles Oliveira (155.5)* vs. Justin Gaethje (155)
  • Rose Namajunas (115) vs. Carla Esparza (115)
  • Michael Chandler (156) vs. Tony Ferguson (155.5)
  • Mauricio Rua (205.5) vs. Ovince Saint Preux (205)
  • Donald Cerrone (155.5) vs. Joe Lauzon (155.5)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Andre Fialho (170.5) vs. Cameron VanCamp (170)
  • Randy Brown (170.5) vs. Khaos Williams (170)
  • Macy Chiasson (145.5) vs. Norma Dumont (146.5)**
  • Brandon Royval (125.5) vs. Matt Schnell (125.5)
  • Blagoy Ivanov (253.5) vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima (258.5)

EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5:30 p.m. ET)

  • Danny Roberts (170.5) vs. Francisco Trinaldo (170.5)
  • Tracy Cortez (125.5) vs. Melissa Gatto (125)
  • Kleydson Rodrigues (125.5) vs. CJ Vergara (126)
  • Ariane Carnelossi (115.5) vs. Loopy Godinez (115)
  • Fernie Garcia (135.5) vs. Journey Newson (135.5)

* Oliveira missed lightweight title limit by 0.5 pounds on both attempts; stripped of belt
** Dumont missed women’s featherweight limit by 0.5 ponds; fined 30 percent of purse

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