Something unexpected happened at UFC London and changed the entire card. Luana Carolina and Melissa Mullins were set to face each other, but the fight was suddenly canceled. The reason was simple but serious: Carolina lost the weight by a very large margin. This was supposed to be a 14-fight event, full of exciting matchups. But after the weigh-in, things took a turn. Carolina weighed in at 144 pounds, 8 pounds over the bantamweight limit of 136 pounds. Because of this, officials had no choice but to cancel the fight for safety and rules reasons.At the same time, another fighter, Ravena Oliveira, also missed weight. It weighed 116.5 pounds, just a half-pound over the straw weight limit. Her fight against Shanelle Dyer is still going on, but she will lose some of her purse, MMA Junkie reported. Still, all attention quickly focused on Carolina because of how big her miss was. This moment has reduced UFC London to 13 fights, leaving fans disappointed but still excited for the remaining fights.
luana carolina weight loss against Melissa Mullins raises questions such as Movsar Evloev and Lerone Murphy lead UFC London main card
This is not the first time that Luana Carolina has had weight problems. In 2021, she missed weight against Poliana Botelho by 2.5 pounds. On the other hand, in 2024, he surpassed Julija Stoliarenko by 3 pounds. Now, this is his third failure and the biggest one so far. He has struggled in both the 125-pound and 135-pound divisions. Last year, he even pulled out of a fight against Montana De La Rosa due to weight issues. So, this latest lady has raised serious concerns about her weight reduction process.On the other hand, Melissa Mullins did everything right this time. He achieved a perfect weight of 136 pounds. Although she had problems in the past against Nora Cornolle and Klaudia Syguła, she stayed on target for this fight. Now moving on to the main card, things still look solid. The biggest fight features Movsar Evloev and Lerone Murphy, both undefeated fighters. Evloev weighed 146 pounds, while Murphy weighed 145 pounds.In the co-main event, Michael Aswell and Luke Riley also made weight easily at 145 pounds and 146 pounds. Another exciting fight includes Michael ‘Venom’ Page, who weighed 171 pounds, and Sam Patterson, who weighed 170 pounds. The rest of the card also stayed on track. Iwo Baraniewski (206 pounds) faces Austen Lane (205 pounds), while Roman Dolidze faces Christian Leroy Duncan, both at 186 pounds. Finally, Kurtis Campbell and Danny Silva weighed in at 145 pounds.Even without a fight, UFC London still promises action. But the big question remains: will this last-minute change affect the overall excitement of the event?
