UFC News: William Gomis Opens Up After Disturbing Weight Cut Gets Featherweight Pulled Out of UFC 301: Pantoja vs Erceg

T͏he toug͏h͏es͏t aspe͏ct of the MMA world i͏sn’͏t ju͏s͏t abou͏t the fighting or wi͏nning͏͏—͏it’s t͏he ͏grueling proce͏ss of weight ͏cutting. T͏his theo͏ry wa͏s ͏onc͏e aga͏in validated at͏ t͏h͏e ͏UFC 301 official w͏eigh-ins. The weight-cutting p͏rocess demand͏s ext͏rem͏e ͏commit͏ment from fi͏ghters, yet sometimes i͏t back͏fires, as eviden͏ced by the UF͏C 30͏1 we͏igh-i͏ns. William Gomis was scheduled to fight Jean Silva at the UFC’s return to Brazil on UFC 301 on Saturday night, however, seems like destiny had some other plans for the French fighter.

French fighter William Gomis took the weight-cutting process too far, hence, despite making the weight, the fight has been called off as Gomis collapsed in the process. After the weigh-ins, Gomis has come forward to open up about his drastic weight cut.

William Gomis opens up about his weight cut as his match stand canceled

‘Jaguar’ weighed himself on Friday morning and well he was expected to make the weight and he did but in a bizarre manner. The Frenchman’s weight at the scales was 143 lbs, 2 lbs below the featherweight limit.

After the weigh-in, Gomis hardly kept it together. To summarise his condition, when he stepped on the scales there were definite signs of weakness. It was just obvious after a moment that he needed some help even for standing straight. UFC’s medical team jumped into action and took the French fighter backstage as the fight was called off.

Just a day after the horrible drama, William Gomis uploaded a video on his Instagram handle where he showcased how he trained as hard as possible for his fight. He captioned the post with, “Staying the course despite the storms… that’s what will get us to our destination  thank you everyone for the immense support”

William Gomis has a strong record of 13 fights and 2 defeats in his professional career and is yet to be defeated in his UFC career. So how much weight did the Frenchman cut for UFC 301? Let’s find out.

How much weight did ‘Jaguar’ cut down for UFC 301?

Weight cutting has been a tough journey for many fighters and it’s very problematic if you are naturally a big fighter but fighting in a light zone and that’s what happened with William Gomis at UFC 301. With a height of six feet, Gomis is one of the biggest featherweight in the history of UFC. The Frenchman seldom had any problems in his previous bouts but this time was different.

The fighter weighed at 143 lbs which is not natural for fighters cutting weight for the division. Various reports indicate that Gomis’ health deteriorated just before the official weigh-ins as he threw up in his dressing room and this might be the reason for his weakness. Regardless, not much is known about how much weight he cut for UFC 301 but one thing’s for sure it had some drastic changes in his body.

Nonetheless, now that William Gomis’s fight has been canceled, what do you believe will happen to him next? State your thoughts in the comments below.