Overview
- The UFC removed Aaron Tau vs. Namsrai Batbayar from UFC 325 after Tau missed weight, the lone miss of the Sydney weigh-ins.
- Footage showed Tau first at 122.5 pounds behind the screen and then at 129 pounds without it, drawing comparisons to Daniel Cormier’s 2017 towel tactic.
- Commentators noted Tau appeared to rest his elbows on the privacy box, and officials recorded the higher figure as his weight.
- Batbayar successfully made weight for the Road to UFC flyweight final but was left without a bout as the other tournament finals remained on the card.
- Tau issued a public Instagram apology for failing to make weight, and during the UFC 325 broadcast John Gooden said the final is being rescheduled later this year, with no formal sanctions announced.