William Knight is not happy about his weight miss for UFC 271, as well as some of the criticism that’s come his way.
“Knightmare” missed weight by 12 pounds in his attempt to make the 206-pound limit for a light heavyweight bout against Maxim Grishin at Saturday’s event, registering 218 pounds on Friday morning at the UFC 271 official weigh-ins in Houston.
Shortly after, he took to Instagram to explain what happened – and what he observed in the aftermath.
I tried my best on short notice definitely not the kinda fighter I am and it definitely won’t happen again…. crazy I turn into the bad guy trying to save a fight on short notice….. im happy the real snakes have shed their skin today ill remember this moving forward for sure…. God has blessed me with this as a lesson and I’ll definitely make sure I do better next time…. fight is still on tommrow at 8pm its now a heavyweight fight
Despite the weight miss, Grishin (31-9-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) still accepted the matchup. Knight vs. Grishin was bumped to a heavyweight contest. Knight (11-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) forfeited 40 percent of his purse for the miss, a UFC official told MMA Junkie.
This marked the first time Knight missed weight in his year-and-a-half with the company. He took the fight against Grishin on short notice, filling in for the withdrawn Ed Herman.
