Enrique Barzola will be forced to move up in weight for his next fight in California after piling on almost 12kg in one day before competing at Bellator 286 this past weekend.
Barzola, 33, was taking on former bantamweight champion Juan Archuleta at the event, which took place at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center in Long Beach, California. Barzola weighed in at 137.4lb for the catchweight fight, but on fight night he stepped foot in the cage at 163.4lb, meaning he put on a whopping 26lb in just over a day.
Archuleta went on to win the fight by unanimous decision, coming firing out of the blocks in the opening round and out-landing Barzola over the course of 15 minutes. 'The Spaniard' came close to being disqualified after almost landing an illegal head kick, but Barzola blocked the strike with his arm meaning the referee didn't penalise Archuleta.
