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Yana Santos Says UFC Threatened Punishment for Refusing Overweight Opponents After UFC 320 Miss

Santos calls for stronger penalties to deter weight misses.

Overview

  • At UFC 320, Macy Chiasson weighed 137.5 pounds, was fined 25% of her purse, and lost to Santos by decision.
  • Santos says the promotion previously made clear she would forfeit pay and risk being cut if she declined an overweight foe.
  • She reports four of her past seven UFC opponents have missed weight and says she received neither prior notice nor an apology for the latest miss.
  • She cites past cases and large misses, including Chelsea Chandler coming in five pounds heavy in 2024 and Leslie Smith’s 2018 removal after declining Aspen Ladd.
  • No formal UFC response or policy change has been reported, and Santos has urged harsher, more deterrent sanctions, later joking that fines helped her buy real estate.