Diaz-Corbbrey To Be Contested At 168-Pound Catchweight
Nick Diaz failed to make weight for his EliteXC “Return of the King” bout against Mushin Corbbrey by more than 9 pounds but the fight will go on after the fighters agreed to fight at a catchweight of 168 pounds.
Diaz contacted the promotion and his opponent in advance of the weigh-ins to reach an agreement for the bout before hitting the scales. Knowing he would be unable to make make, Diaz and Corbbrey agreed to the 168-pound catchweight limit with Corbbrey receiving a portion of Diaz’s purse.
Corbbrey also failed to make weight for the bout, weighing in at 163.5 pounds, though this may be due to the catchweight agreement being in place before he had finished cutting weight for the main card fight. Diaz weighed in at 169.5 pounds for the scheduled 160 pound bout.
Complete weigh-in results and photos can be found here.
Tags: Mushin Corbbrey, Nick Diaz
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well hell 5 fighters didnt make weight, thats bushleague.
Nick just fought somewhere else….was that fight in a higher weight division not leavg him enough time to cut down? Maybe he has had too many late night munchies and marijuana really is taking a toll on him. I support Diaz a lot but just like Alves not making weight, there is no excuse. It is your job!
I think thats how it should be if you cant make weight you should have to give up some of your purse
A few more pounds and Nick could take on Kimbo,(and beat him.)
GOOO DIAZ!!
JustJoe…… Thats funny right there I dont care who you are …….
It’s not their job to lose weight, their job is to fight. Yeah he has a weight he needs to get to, but no need to bash the guy, its not like he showed up being 200lbs. If it was a title fight thats another story, but Diaz might have been injured, sick, whatever that could have caused him to not be able to make weight.
Arnold Darkshner: It IS their job to show up to work at the correct weight limit. That’s half the battle. If that wasn’t their job, then why not get Feder to fight Corbbrey? It’s not amateurs fighting. They bare prize fighters and it is not only their job to show up ready to fight, but it is their professional responsibility. I enjoy watching Diaz fight. But a big part of his job is to show up ready to fight. This time, he did not. Very unprofessional… no matter who does it.
i agree with carlos, professional fighters. the first job, before fighting is making weight. in wrestling, if you are an ounce over, you don’t wrestle. they usually give you one hour after weighing in to cut. if you don’t make it, you lose. done. thats they way mma should be in my mind, don’t make weight, you lose.
Oops didn’t see this before making my comments on Nick not making weight in another thread. Either way it is as KOuch says. This is your job. Mistakes like that get you FIRED in the real world. I’m not sure i’ve ever seen Diaz at 160lbs. Talk about lanky.