The match between Michel Pereira and Stephen Thompson in UFC 291 had to cancel after Pereira was overweight at the test. This makes many viewers curious about UFC's penalties, as well as other MMA tournaments about the martial artists who are overweight before the competition. This is what happened in Lion Championship, the MMA Vietnam Championship.
According to UFC regulations, the overweight boxer may be subject to the following penalties:
– A fine of 30% of the bonus under the contract. This money is transferred to the opponent, as a form of compensation for the person who has strictly complied with the weight regulations.
– The match turns into “Catchweight). Even when winning, the overweight boxer is not included in the promotion point. On the contrary, if the failure is received, the boxer is at risk of being deducted very heavy because of more weight than the opponent but still cannot win.
– If the championship fighters are overweight, this person will definitely be deprived of the belt. This is what UFC has done with Charles Oliveira, who has a weight exceeding 230 grams compared to the standard before the match against Justin Gaethje. Oliveira then still won but he was not counted as the belt protection, because Gaethje was the only one eligible for the belt.
These are all punishments for fighters in case this person has a balance within the allowed limit to compete (usually less than 1kg). In the case of Michel Pereira, the penalty may be much greater because he makes his opponent unable to play.
UFC regulations for fighters have become a model for many professional MMA tournaments to study, including the Vietnam MMA Lion Championship. According to the Lion Championship's regulations, the boxer is overweight in the prescribed level will be deducted 20% of the bonus and transferred to the winner. However, there is currently no clear regulations for boxers to be so balanced to the point where the results must be canceled.