‘She didn’t even try:’ Fighter forgets how to weight cut, comes in 37 pounds overweight, cancels fight

MMA always manages to astonish.

Tonight (Thursday, July 11, 2024), the highly anticipated Ares FC 23 is set to unfold in Aubervilliers, France. However, due to an astronomically careless display of weight mismanagement, the event will now be missing one scheduled fight.

Undefeated 3-0 Canadian Bantamweight prospect, Sierra Dinwoodie, was booked to make her promotional debut against France’s Danielle Koudou. Unfortunately for Dinwoodie, her professional debutant counterpart just decided to not cut weight whatsoever. Considering how things played out, it almost seems like she gained weight before the fight, which has now been canceled.

“Unfortunately, I will not be fighting tomorrow night,” Dinwoodie said on Instagram yesterday (Weds., July 10, 2024). “Yesterday, we got a call, my opponent would not be able to make the contract weight of 135 pounds. So, we agreed upon a Catchweight of 155, but this morning, going into weigh-ins, she was another eight kilograms (18 pounds) heavier than that. So, that’s 37 pounds over the agreed-upon weight.

She persisted, saying, “Despite everything, I remained prepared for battle and I didn’t care about the obstacles. My intention was to step into the arena, not to simply hang out after flying across the ocean. I aimed to entertain everyone by putting on a remarkable show. Regrettably, the commission prohibited the fight due to the significant disparity. However, I will return stronger than ever before, fully prepared.”

Dinwoodie has remained composed and handled the entire situation admirably. Nevertheless, social media has appropriately expressed shock and numerous opinions on this unparalleled display of unprofessionalism.