Claudia Gadelha reacts to Alexa Grasso’s UFC 246 weight miss: ‘I still wanted the fight’

Claudia Gadelha wants it known she was ready to battle Saturday night.

The Brazilian strawweight standout made weight Friday for her scheduled UFC 246 main-card bout against Alexa Grasso in Las Vegas, as she came in at 115.5 pounds, a half-pound shy of the non-title limit.

Grasso, however, checked in at 121.5, a whopping 5.5 pounds over the limit. Per Nevada Athletic Commission rules, three pounds is the maximum miss in which a fight is allowed to proceed at strawweight. As a result, the bout between Gadelha and Grasso was canceled.

This undoubtedly was disappointing for Gadelha, who handled her business correct and was looking to build on her recent momentum, having won two of her past three fights.

Hours after the weigh-ins, Gadelha posted about the situation on Instagram. Looking trim and in fighting form, Gadelha did note her opponent’s big weight miss but otherwise avoided taking potshots at Grasso.

Gadelha, a former title challenger, made it clear she’s ready to get back into the cage as soon as possible.

“I worked so hard for this, and I was so excited to put (on) a show for you all tomorrow, but unfortunately my fight isn’t gonna happen because my opponent missed weight by 5.5 pounds,” Gadelha wrote. “I still wanted the fight because I am a bad bitch, but Nevada Commission didn’t (allow) the fight to happen.”

You can see Gadelha’s full post below:

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I worked so hard for this and I was so excited to put in a show for you all tomorrow but unfortunately my fight isn’t gonna happen because my opponent missed weight by 5.5 pounds. I still wanted the fight because I am a bad bitch but Nevada Commission athlete didn’t aloud the fight to happen. A big thanks for my coaches, teammates, family and whole team for the amazing camp!! We will run it back!! Eu trabalhei tanto para essa luta e estava muito empolgada para lutar com o coração para vocês todos amanhã à noite, mas infelizmente minha luta não vai acontecer porque a minha adversária não bateu o peso. Eu ainda queria uma luta porque sou lutadora de coração grande, mas a Comissão de Nevada não deixou a luta acontecer. Obrigada @drfelipepereira pelo excelente trabalho, estamos indo pra 5 anos de trabalho juntos e a gente só melhora!! Muito obrigada aos meus treinadores e parceiros de treino pelo excelente camp!! Desculpe pelo meu povo. Vamos voltar !! #teamcg #ufc246

A post shared by Claudinha Gadelha (@claudiagadelha) on Jan 17, 2020 at 1:19pm PST

UFC 246 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.