UFC Charlotte Fight Cancelled Due To Weight Management Issues

A bout scheduled for UFC Charlotte has been nixed one day before fight night.

Fernando Quiles Jr. | May 12, 2023

(via Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Scratch one UFC Charlotte fight off the card.

Weigh-ins for UFC on ABC 4 were held earlier this morning. The main event heavyweight fight between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Jailton Almeida is now official, as expected. In fact, all main card fighters were able to make weight, and barring any last-minute misfortune, they will be competing inside the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Over on the preliminary portion of the card, however, a planned lightweight tilt between Natan Levy and Daniel Rodriguez has been called off due to weight management issues on Rodriguez's end. The UFC made the announcement.

Levy took to his Twitter account and made it clear that he is not happy with Rodriguez.

Guys I’m really sorry,
Fight is off, Fat Pete couldn’t get anywhere near the weight.

He blew my opportunity to perform, earn a bonus & make history tomorrow, He probably killed his own career.
Extremely unprofessional.

Anyone that bought a ticket,
I’m really sorry, I will go… pic.twitter.com/IQCoubcljC
— Natan Levy ✡︎ (@Natan_Levy) May 12, 2023

“Guys I’m really sorry, fight is off, fat Pete couldn’t get anywhere near the weight. He blew my opportunity to perform, earn a bonus and make history tomorrow, He probably killed his own career. Extremely unprofessional. Anyone that bought a ticket, I’m really sorry, I will go to the event and would love to meet you.”

Levy was hoping to improve his winning streak to three. Oddsmakers had Levy as the betting favorite going into the bout. Now, the 155-pounder is left to wonder what's next for him inside the Octagon. There's no word on whether the UFC brass will rebook the fight or move on.

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Published May 12, 2023

FERNANDO QUILES JR.

Fernando has over a decade of combat sports news writing experience. He currently covers MMA, boxing, and pro wrestling. Fernando joined MMA Knockout as the Lead Writer/Editor when it was founded in 2023.