JUSTINTAFA is the first fighter to fail the heavyweight limit in UFC history.
Harry Hunsucker will be facing the New Zealander tonight at UFC Apex.
Justin Tafa (left) faces Harry Hunsucker
A fine will now deduct the amount he was supposed pay for the bout.
The UFC has a 265 lb limit for its heavyweight division, which is not the case in boxing.
For a non-title fight, this can be increased to 266lbs
Tafa, 28 years old, weighed 267 pounds.
Greg Hardy, a fellow heavyweight, also lost weight before his fight against Maurice Green in Oct 2020.
Hardy gained weight after an extra hour of cutting.
Tafa did not agree to this and will now be in trouble with UFC president Dana White.
Tonight's undercard will continue the fight.
Hunsucker was willing to catch weight of 267lbs.
Tafa was not the only one to lose weight before tonight's event.
Macy Chiasson, a women's featherweight fighter, also made history when she became the first to lose weight in the UFC after reaching 148.5lbs.
Raquel Pennington will be her opponent in the fight.
Sijara Eubanks lost weight again after she weighed 127.5lbs during her fight with Melissa Gatto.
Eubanks has now lost weight for the third time in her career.
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