Terrance McKinney misses weight at UFC 334 and is fined 30% of his purse
McKinney weighed in 4.2 pounds over the lightweight limit for his fight with Jim Miller and said it will be his last bout at 155.
Terrance McKinney weighed in at 160.2 pounds for UFC 334, 4.2 pounds over the 156-pound non-title lightweight limit, and has been fined 30% of his purse, Uncrowned reported.
Jim Miller, his opponent, made weight at 155.6 pounds. The lightweight fight is on the preliminary card at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday 14 November and remains on the card.
McKinney apologised in a post on X. "I want to apologize to everyone and @ufc for missing weight I've never missed weight in my life and I'm sorry," he wrote, adding that the "ship has sailed for 155" and "it's official my last bout at lightweight".
He said he is "trusting in God" that he will be ready "for whatever comes at welterweight". He did not name an opponent or a date for a move up to 170 pounds.
Miller, 42, has said the five-fight deal Dana White announced for him never happened, and that he had not signed a bout agreement for this fight. Our UFC 334 UK start-time guide has the full card and how to watch.
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