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UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has gained a ton of weight overnight for his Saturday night vs Jiri Prochazka.
On Friday morning, Pereira weighed in at 205 pounds during the commission’s official weigh-in.
The move to Light Heavyweight if official!@AlexPereiraUFC in at 205.5lbs for tomorrow's #UFC291 co-main pic.twitter.com/TDuVbPLTIJ
— UFC (@ufc) July 28, 2023
On Saturday, just hours before his UFC 303 fight, Pereira took to social media to show how much weight he had gained overnight after rehydrating his body.
204.5 ➡️ 230.2
Alex Pereira back up over 25 lbs in less than 24 hours after weighing in 🤯 pic.twitter.com/UsYQZ44vDP
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) June 29, 2024
While some fans were outraged by how much weight Pereira gained, veteran MMA journalist Aaron Bronsteter assured them this was normal for a light heavyweight in the UFC.
“This is a typical amount of weight for a light heavyweight to put back on following a weight cut.”