(From left) Juan Archuleta, Kai Asakura (C) ORICON NewS inc. In response to bantamweight champion Juan Archuleta’s failure in the weigh-in at “Nyanko Great War presents RIZIN.45” (Saitama Super Arena) held on New Year’s Eve. Kai Asakura, who is scheduled to compete, updated her YouTube on the 30th and revealed her complicated true feelings.
[Video]Unexpectedly stripped of title… Archuleta causes uproar at venue by being over weight limit
Archuleta was scheduled to be challenged by Kai Asakura in a title match as the bantamweight champion, but he was stripped of the title because he weighed 2.8 kilograms over his legal weight of 61 kilograms. Asakura passed the weigh-in with a weight of 60.95 kg, and there are discussions as to whether the match will continue.
In a video uploaded to Umi’s channel after the public weigh-in, Umi revealed that he was told by RIZIN CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara that Archuleta was over 2.8kg, adding, “If it was 500g or 1kg, I’d do it.” “But it’s almost 3km…” he confessed his true feelings.
When I consulted with my coaches, “If Archuleta continues to recover like this, he’ll be around 80 kg.If that happens, there will be a significant weight difference, so the coaches told me not to do it because they thought there would be more risk of injury than winning or losing.” However, he said, “I missed the last match due to my own injury, and there are many fans who are looking forward to it, so I have a strong desire to play.That’s why I’m thinking of negotiating if we can create some conditions and have a match.” He said that he personally wanted to play the match.
As a condition, I am thinking of setting a limit by the day of the weigh-in and re-weighing, but at the rules meeting after the weigh-in, Archuleta pointed out, “I think I’ve gained a lot of weight because I’ve been drinking a lot of water,” and added, “2.8 kg.” When I heard that it was over, I wondered if I had really tried my best until the end,” he said.
On the other hand, he also expressed his understanding as a fellow fighter, saying, “Tomorrow won’t be for me, but there are some aspects of weight loss that I don’t know about.I might actually stop sweating, so I can’t attack that too strongly.”
At the public weigh-in in front of the fans afterwards, Umi said, “I’m sorry, everyone, but I’m surprised too.If it’s over 1km, I’ll do it right away, but since it’s over 2.8kg, let me think about it.” he apologized.
2023-12-30 15:50:51
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