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Esteban Ribovics details hotel mishap that led to UFC 332 weight cut prior to TKO win over King Green

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Esteban Ribovics has revealed that a hotel blunder led to his inability to make the contracted weight for his UFC 332 bout.

Ribovics and King Green collided in Salt Lake City this past Saturday. There was a heated exchange between Ribovics and Green's team prior to fight night. Ultimately, Ribovics scored the first-round TKO finish after securing multiple knockdowns.

Speaking to media members, Ribovics detailed that the reason he missed weight this past Friday was due to something going awry in his hotel (via MMAFighting).

“On Thursday, there's something that we do, we do everything we could to get to a certain number, just to cut some stuff on Friday, but they turned on the air conditioning while we were just doing it and basically I stopped sweating,†Ribovics said via a Spanish translator. “At one point, ‘We have to leave this for tomorrow,' I stopped sweating because of it, so we got cold and just stopped sweating.â€

Green said he wishes referee Herb Dean would've given him more time to recover, but the result is final. Ribovics now moves on to 17-3 in his pro MMA career. This is also his second straight victory.

Ribovics told reporters that his most recent defeat has opened his eyes, and he feels confident in facing any name the UFC matchmakers throw at him.

“I don't like to call out names,†Ribovics said in Spanish. “I'll tell you that after that fight against [Mateusz] Gamrot, things clicked in my head, and I just became more professional, improved a lot of things to be ready for whenever and I can tell you I am ready. If called upon, I will face anyone.â€

It was a submission due to a triangle choke that Ribovics succumbed to in the aforementioned clash with Gamrot. He bounced back with a second-round TKO finish over Edson Barboza before stopping Green's three-fight winning streak.

What do you make of Esteban Ribovics' explanation for missing weight before his UFC 332 win over King Green? Sound off in the comments below.

This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM

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Dustin Poirier admits he helped teammate cheat scale to make weight

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Dustin Poirier admits he helped teammate cheat scale to make weight
Dustin
Poirier will do whatever it takes to help his teammates.

Poirier recently recalled an incident in which he helped a teammate
make weight illegally. Poirier's friend was over the weight limit
for a fight in Mississippi, and the former
Ultimate Fighting Championship interim titleholder resorted to
manipulating the scale to help him.

Dustin Poirier details how he lifted an overweight teammate
during a Mississippi weigh-in

Fighters shed every bit of clothing and stand behind a towel when
they're close to the weight limit. Poirier stood behind the towel
with his teammate while everyone else was on the other side. “The
Diamond†claims he slightly lifted his friend so that he made
weight.

“One time one of my buddies was fighting in Mississippi,†Poirier
said on the “Deep Waters†podcast. “And they had the towel out, he
was naked, he was over [the weight limit]. I was behind the towel
with him. Everybody was in front. I grabbed a handful of hairy man
*ss cheeks and I lifted him up a little bit, got him on
weight.â€

Poirier (30-10) hung up his gloves after losing to Max
Holloway last year. He has since admitted that he misses
fighting and hasn't entirely ruled out a return.

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Dustin Poirier admits he helped teammate cheat scale to make weight

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October 6, 2026

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Dustin Poirier admits he helped teammate cheat scale to make weight
Dustin
Poirier will do whatever it takes to help his teammates.

Poirier recently recalled an incident in which he helped a teammate
make weight illegally. Poirier's friend was over the weight limit
for a fight in Mississippi, and the former
Ultimate Fighting Championship interim titleholder resorted to
manipulating the scale to help him.

Dustin Poirier details how he lifted an overweight teammate
during a Mississippi weigh-in

Fighters shed every bit of clothing and stand behind a towel when
they're close to the weight limit. Poirier stood behind the towel
with his teammate while everyone else was on the other side. “The
Diamond†claims he slightly lifted his friend so that he made
weight.

“One time one of my buddies was fighting in Mississippi,†Poirier
said on the “Deep Waters†podcast. “And they had the towel out, he
was naked, he was over [the weight limit]. I was behind the towel
with him. Everybody was in front. I grabbed a handful of hairy man
*ss cheeks and I lifted him up a little bit, got him on
weight.â€

Poirier (30-10) hung up his gloves after losing to Max
Holloway last year. He has since admitted that he misses
fighting and hasn't entirely ruled out a return.

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DWCS Results : LaGrange vs. Ariano

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DWCS Results : LaGrange vs. Ariano

MMA Fighting has DWCS results for the LaGrange vs. Ariano fight card and more from the Meta APEX in

In the main event, Preston LaGrange tries to hand Nell Ariano (6-0) his first career loss in a light heavyweight competition. LaGrange (6-1) has won two fights via submission since his lone career defeat.

Former UFC employee Sal Everett faces fellow undefeated Ozzy Martin in a welterweight contest in the co-main event. Both Everett and Martin are 4-0 in the pro careers so far.

Check out DWCS results below.

Preston LaGrange def. Nell Ariano via KO (punch) — 2:24, Round 1

Sal Everett def. Ozzy Martin via KO (punch) — 1:57, Round 1

Roque Conceicao def. Alexander Chavez via submission (triangle choke) — 3:37, Round 1

Mateus Soares def. Ryuho Miyaguchi via TKO (punches) — 1:03, Round 1

Alivia Bierley def. Summer Onley via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Note: Tonight's event is the ninth week of DWCS in season 10. In this season, the UFC has awarded 38 deals through competition, including four last week.

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