Joe Rogan sees the controversy in the weight miss that Charles Oliveira his UFC title. Oliveira (33-8 MMA, 21-8 UFC) was stripped off his lightweight belt when he missed the 155-pound championship mark for his UFC 274 title fight against Justin Gaethje by 0.5 pounds in Phoenix earlier this month. Despite the Arizona commission rules giving him an 60 minutes beyond the initial two-hour window, Oliveira still weighed in at 155.5 pounds on his second attempt, and as a result the strap became vacate. It came as a surprise to many, because Oliveira tweeted the night prior to weigh-ins that he was already at his required limit. Information has since come to light that pre-check scale had been tampered with during fight week, and therefor it did not align with the official scale
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