Tom Gallicchio Misses Weight in MFC LW Title FIght

[CC27]

Reigning MFC heavyweight champion Anthony Hamilton (11-2) puts his title on the line for the first time as he faces Darrill Schoonover (13-5). Hamilton, who fights out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, stepped off the scale at 261.6 pounds, while Schoonover, fighting out of El Paso, Texas, tipped the scales at 257.0.

The MFC lightweight title fight produced some drama on the scales. Kurt Southern (13-4) of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, cleared the limit with ease as he weighed in at 154.8 pounds. However, Tom Gallicchio, who trains in Temecula, California, missed the mark at 155.2. The Edmonton Combative Sports Commission allows for just one short on the scale.

But with organizational rules put in place in 2012, the lightweight title remains in play. In accordance with the policies of the Maximum Fighting Championship, with a vacant title, if one fighter does not make weight, the fighter who does make weight is still eligible to claim the title. Therefore, if Southern is victorious, he gets the win and the championship belt. If Gallicchio wins the fight, the title remains vacant and a rematch between the two is set. The fight will still be contested over five rounds.

 

[bubkusjones]

Reigning MFC heavyweight champion Anthony Hamilton (11-2) puts his title on the line for the first time as he faces Darrill Schoonover (13-5). Hamilton, who fights out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, stepped off the scale at 261.6 pounds, while Schoonover, fighting out of El Paso, Texas, tipped the scales at 257.0.

The MFC lightweight title fight produced some drama on the scales. Kurt Southern (13-4) of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, cleared the limit with ease as he weighed in at 154.8 pounds. However, Tom Gallicchio, who trains in Temecula, California, missed the mark at 155.2. The Edmonton Combative Sports Commission allows for just one short on the scale.

But with organizational rules put in place in 2012, the lightweight title remains in play. In accordance with the policies of the Maximum Fighting Championship, with a vacant title, if one fighter does not make weight, the fighter who does make weight is still eligible to claim the title. Therefore, if Southern is victorious, he gets the win and the championship belt. If Gallicchio wins the fight, the title remains vacant and a rematch between the two is set. The fight will still be contested over five rounds.

I like that rule. Should be in place for current title holders, too. As long as the challenger makes weight, he should be eligible to get the belt, regardless of whether the champion makes weight. Why should he be punished if the champion can't make weight?

 

[CC27]

I agree I like that rule.

 

[CC27]

main CARD
AXS TV, 10 p.m. ET

Anthony Hamilton vs. Darrill Schoonover HW title
Tom Gallicchio vs. Kurt Southern LW title
Sean O'Connell vs. Victor Valimaki
Gilbert Smith vs. Jason South
Mehdi Baghdad vs. Sean Powers
Andrew McInnes vs. Dan Ring

 

[boz]

Should have gave him an hour to shed the .2. That sucks.

 

[ebartlett84]

Main Card:
265lbs- Anthony Hamilton (261.6) vs. Darrill Schoonover (257)
***Heavyweight Title Fight
155lbs- Kurt Southern (154.8) vs. *Tom Gallicchio (155.2)
***Lightweight Title Fight
170lbs- Jason South (170.6) vs. Gilbert Smith (170.6)
164lbs- Sean Powers (163.2) vs. Marcus Edwards (163.8)
205lbs- Markhaile Wedderburn (203) vs. Sean O’Connell (205.4)
155lbs- Dan Ring (155) vs. *Andrew McInnes (157.4)
Preliminary Card:
200lbs- Jared McComb (199.6) vs. Paul Grebinski (200.2)
185lbs- *Cody Krahn (186.4) vs. Clay Davidson (184.8)
*Missed Weight, Forfeits 20% of Purse

 

[VIP1349]

Haha MFC's Lightweight division has the worst luck. Pavelich threatened to never have a title match again cause of missed weights. Funny shit.

 

[Bigj383]

Missed weight by 0.2 lbs... 3.2 ounces. That sucks...

 

[HaulParris]

Haha MFC's Lightweight division has the worst luck. Pavelich threatened to never have a title match again cause of missed weights. Funny shit.

I remember Pavelich flipping out about that. He also said that he would fire anyone who pulled guard in a fight.

 

[VIP1349]

I remember Pavelich flipping out about that. He also said that he would fire anyone who pulled guard in a fight.

Yup Pavelich doing some stupid shit is like half the fun of MFC. Every show something happens that sends him into a frenzy. I think it was something like two-three attempts they had at a Lightweight title match and everyone kept missing weight. Happened again, just brutal. But funny.

 

[Ghost in the Shell]

Good, Pavelich deserves that for being too sensitive.