Charles Oliveira

Charles Oliveira missed weight on both attempts and was forced to vacate his lightweight title entering a UFC 274 headliner against Justin Gaethje.

Per the Arizona commission rules, Oliveira was given one hour to cut the half pound in order to make the championship limit. It's not known if Oliveira is still eligible to receive pay-per-view points now that he's no longer champion. Oliveira was among the final few fighters to step on the scale during the weigh-in window.

Oliveira has missed weight several times before, but becoming the first reigning UFC champion to lose his belt at the scale has to be a career low.

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'This is a disgrace': UFC world erupts as star stripped of title in historic weigh-in drama.

And I honestly feel most for Justin. What an absolute let down for everyone in the division,” he wrote on Twitter. We only found out when we were informed as we were coming down to check our official Weight. Luckly [sic] I was under so that didnt hurt me,” she wrote. In a stunning turn of events, Charles Oliveira was stripped of his lightweight belt on Saturday morning after failing to make weight ahead of UFC 274.

The fight will go ahead, but the lightweight title is now vacant due to Oliverira's weight issue. Oliveira has lost his title without even stepping into the ...

“If Charles wins the fight tomorrow night, he will win the fight, but the belt will be vacant. T&Cs apply. Max stake rules apply.

Charles Oliveira made history on Friday, but it wasn't the kind he wanted to make. Oliveira missed weight at the UFC 274 weigh-in and became the first ...

Oliveira came back a second time and weighed the same. Oliveira missed weight at the UFC 274 weigh-in and became the first fighter in UFC history to be stripped of his title and is no longer the UFC lightweight champion. Oliveira had one hour to shed the weight.

Disaster has struck UFC 274. And the first preliminary fight is still more than a day away. Lightweight champion—excuse me, former lightweight champion— ...

And this is the fighter with the most submission wins (15) in UFC history. It's a good thing for fans that this is the best weight class in the UFC. Even if Oliveira wins and the title stays vacant, there will be plenty of options. But there are still a lot of options at the top of the division. First, the UFC issued a statement about the situation (h/t Aaron Bronsteter of TSN) that essentially guaranteed Oliveira will stay in the mix. So, with or without Oliveira, the division and the UFC march on. This isn't likely to win him a lot of friends in the front office or elsewhere. Which brings us to the division as a whole. This was not the first time Oliveira had difficulty with the scale. Despite the weigh-in mishap, DraftKings listed Oliveira as a -140 favorite. - During weigh-ins, Oliveira came in at 155.5 pounds, or half a pound above the limit for title fights. This was a first in UFC history, though there was a precedent—well, sort of. This is a catastrophe.

The fight will continue, but only Gaethje is the only one eligible to win the championship as he weighed 155 pounds. Oliveira tipped the scales at 155.5, .5 ...

Oliveira came back a second time and weighed the same. Oliveira missed weight at the UFC 274 weigh-in and became the first fighter in UFC history to be stripped of his title and is no longer the UFC lightweight champion. Oliveira had one hour to shed the weight.

The now-former UFC lightweight champion will just be fighting for pride at UFC 274, with Justin Gaethje ready to take over the division.

The Sporting News may earn an affiliate commission when you sign up for a streaming service through our links. New subscribers can pay a bundle price of $99.98 for the UFC 274 pay-per-view and an ESPN+ annual subscription, which offers savings of more than 30 percent. That portion of the event begins at 10 p.m. ET. Justin Gaethje takes place on Saturday, May 7. UFC 274: Charles Oliveira vs. Outside of Oliveira, only one other fighter competing at UFC 274 did not make weight. At UFC 269 in December, he defeated Dustin Poirier via submission to defend the belt. Oliveira has had issues in the past when it came to making weight. This is one of the first times in UFC history a champion has lost his or her title at the scales. Charles Oliveira, the UFC lightweight champion, was in great spirits heading into the UFC 274 weigh-ins. He took the whole hour but could still not make the necessary weight. At the UFC 274 weigh-ins, Oliveira came out with just a few minutes left to go before the deadline.