Julija Stoliarenko took to the scales for UFC Vegas 22 official weigh-ins and feinted twice. It was a scary situation and has been commented on by several fighters in the past day.
Stoliarenko herself has now taken to Instagram to talk about the situation, saying that she is still ‘prepared to fight’ at tonight’s event from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
‘Hello everyone, so I want to explain what happened today on the scales at the weigh-ins” Stoliarenko began. “The problem was not my weight cut. I actually want to say it was actually one of the easiest weight cuts in my career, and the weight was dropping too fast.” Stoliarenko.
Julija Stoliarenko on Cancelled Fight
‘The main issue I think was that I made weight too early” Julija Stoliarenko stated. “Basically, the weigh-ins start at 9 a.m. and I was already on weight at 5 a.m. It was just too long of a time on weight. As everybody knows when you cut weight you can not be on this weight for too long because you’re already at the limit of your dehydration.”
“That was an issue, why it all happened. I’m so upset because right now I’m feeling great. I actually feel ready for a fight. My body feels great. I’m still in good shape. I know that I can fight,’ Stoliarenko continued. ‘It just happened that the athletic commission did not clear me for a fight because we are taking care of the fighters.”
Stoliarenko finished by saying that she understands why the precautions are in place, but she is still ready to fight. “Of course, that situation looked terrible. The UFC also takes care of its fighters. I just want to say sorry for the UFC first of all and the sorriest for Julia Avila.”
“I hope that maybe in the future we can meet up. Gosh, I was so ready for that fight. I was in such good shape and I’m so upset that I can not show people that I prepared for this fight.’
Thankfully Stoliarenko appears to be ok.
Check out the footage below, it does bring the preparations that fighters need to go to in order to get cage ready once again:
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