Gabi Garcia came in massively over weight yesterday. She missed the 95kg weight limit by 12 entire kilograms. Garcia (4-0) was supposed to fight Shinobu Kandori (4-1) on the card, but came in a whopping 28 pounds over the contract weight. Promoters were furious with the situation, and as a result the bout will no longer take place.
Here is her apology:
Many online commentators are comparing Garcia’s stature to that of Overeem and Ngannou – who fought recently at Heavyweight at UFC 218.
Garcia (4-0) was supposed to fight Shinobu Kandori (4-1) on the card, but came in a whopping 28 pounds over the contract weight. Promoters were furious with the situation, and as a result the bout will no longer take place.
It’s official. Fight of Gabi Garcia vs Kandori Shinobu was cancelled.
— Bruno Massami (@BrMassami) December 29, 2017
I’m talk with Mr. Nobuyuki Sakakibara now. Ask a couple of questions.
1- Bout of Gabi/Kandori was cancelled in NYE.
2- Gabi have problems in her weight cut and can’t able to reach 95kg (209 lbs)
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— Bruno Massami (@BrMassami) December 29, 2017
3- Sakakibara talk with Kandori’s management to make that fight in 230 lbs (100 lbs) but the health problems of Garcia isn’t help to make happen.
4- I’m ask him if they still wanted this fight in 2018, and he can open this chance if Kandori accepts the 100kg limit conditions.
— Bruno Massami (@BrMassami) December 29, 2017
5- If the fight was happened today, but was cancelled, Gabi was fined with two yellow cards and take a 50% of her purse to get a large mark of weight miss. (12kg)
6- To the end. Gabi Garcia is coming to talk with us, later today to give more details about situation.
— Bruno Massami (@BrMassami) December 29, 2017
Reportedly Gabi Garcia assumes all responsibility for not hitting the weight on Rizin ff. apologizes to everyone and promise to come back stronger. Takada promised to give one more chance.
Garcia: “This is all my fault. I´m coming back strong than ever. I´m human, And sorry and i´m respect. I´m so sorry, And love you guys.”
— Bruno Massami (@BrMassami) December 29, 2017
Garcia: “This first time is happened my life. My blood presure and my nose was bleeding. I´m crying and ask sorry to my fans, Sakakibara and Takada. I hope she accept the fight next year. I come back stronger next year.”
— Bruno Massami (@BrMassami) December 29, 2017
Kandori is blasting Garcia about wait one year to this fight.and this was cancelled again. (She forgot the first time, she gets a injury in last July.)
— Bruno Massami (@BrMassami) December 29, 2017
