Daley Misses Weight; BAMMA Bout Now Non-Title Affair
Mike Whitman Feb 25, 2011
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again, Paul Daley (file photo) had trouble on the scale. | Dave
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Paul Daley did it again.
The heavy-handed Brit failed to make weight Friday for his British Association of Mixed Martial Arts welterweight title bout with Deep champion Yuya Shirai.
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This marks the fifth time in Daley's last 11 fights that he has failed to make the welterweight limit. The former UFC contender -- who is likely next in line for a shot at Strikeforce champion Nick Diaz -- most recently missed weight for his Shark Fights 13 bout with Jorge Masvidal in September.
Daley wasn't the only UFC alum to miss weight, however, as one-time heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez came in two pounds over his contracted, 215-pound catchweight for his co-main event bout with James McSweeney. Rodriguez, who has recently dropped large amounts of weight, also came in over the limit for his light heavyweight contest with Daniel Tabera at Israel FC “Genesis” in November.
Inside the cage, Daley has fared much better than on the scale, winning seven of his last eight bouts. His lone loss in that span came to former UFC title contender Josh Kosheck in a bout to determine the No. 1 contender for champion Georges St. Pierre's title. After being controlled and out-wrestled for three rounds, a visibly frustrated Daley took a swing at Koscheck's head after the final horn had sounded, resulting in his expulsion from the promotion in 2010.
BAMMA 5 goes down Saturday night from the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England, and will be streamed live over the promotion's website. Internet users worldwide may watch the event for a fee, and the show will be broadcast live on SyFy network in the U.K.
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