Rizin 43 Weigh-in Results: Kleber Koike Erbst Misses Weight, Stripped of Title

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Rizin Fighting Federation has stripped Kleber Koike Erbst of the featherweight championship.

Rizin Fighting Federation returns for its first event of the summer with Rizin 43.Taking place in Hokkaido, Japan, the event features 12 mixed martial arts fights. Headlining the card is what was supposed to be a featherweight title fight between Erbst and Chihiro Suzuki. However, Erbst failed to make weight, exceeding the championship limit by coming in at 146.3 pounds. As a result, he's been stripped of his title, penalized with a yellow card costing him 20% of his purse, and only Suzuki will be eligible to become champion. If Suzuki loses or the fight is declared a draw, it will be immediately ruled a no contest.

Erbst (31-6-1) is coming off a unanimous decision defeat to Patricio Freire on New Year's Eve in a non-title tilt. The Brazilian fighter had won seven straight fights prior to the setback. Erbst weighed 146.3 pounds for what should have been the first defense of his belt.

Meanwhile, Suzuki (10-3) is riding a career-best five-fight win streak. Most recently, the Japanese fighter knocked out Yoshiki Nakahara within a round. Suzuki will look to keep his momentum going and looks prepared for the opportunity, weighing in at 145.3 pounds.

Rizin 43 will air live on Fite.TV pay-per-view on June 24 at 1 a.m. ET/10 p.m. PT. The event also currently has a pending broadcast video on YouTube, but it is currently unclear whether it will be available for international audiences.

Rizin 43 Weigh-in Results:

Kleber Koike Erbst (146.3)* vs. Chihiro Suzuki (145.3)
Yusuke Yachi (156.3) vs. Zach Zane (155.9)
Hideki Sekine (262) vs. Mikio Ueda (242)
Hiroaki Suzuki (145.3) vs. Taisei Nishitani (145.5)
Yuta Kubo (145.5) vs. Takeaki Kinoshita (145.1)
Saori Oshima (106) vs. Haruka Hasegawa (115.5)
Suguru Nii (145.2) vs. Tateo Iida (145.3)
Tetsuya Seki (145.5) vs. Kisugi Endo (144.2)
Trent Girdham (134) vs. Joji Goto (134.2)
Marina Kumagai (134.1) vs. Aoi Kuriyama (133.2)
Toshiki Watanabe (154.3) vs. Kento Azumi (156.3)
Daiki Maruyama (120.5) vs. Suguru Hayasaka (120.3)

* Erbst missed weight by .9 pounds and has been stripped of his title.