Terrance McKinney is lucky to still be fighting at UFC 334.
Saturday’s event is headlined by a pair of title fights featuring Ciryl Gane and Josh Hokit, and Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes, but McKinney caused a stir at Friday’s official weigh-ins for the wrong reasons. The all-action lightweight registered at 160.2 pounds on the scale, more than four pounds over the limit for his preliminary bout with Jim Miller (155.6).
Fortunately for McKinney, Miller has agreed to proceed with the bout at a catchweight
with McKinney forfeiting 30 percent of his purse.
McKinney was quick to release a statement to social media apologizing to Miller and declaring that he will soon move up to the 170-pound division. See McKinney’s comments and watch his weigh-in below.
“I want to apologize to everyone and UFC for missing weight,” McKinney wrote. “I’ve never missed weight in my life and I’m sorry, but ship has sailed for 155. It’s official, my last bout at lightweight. I’m trusting in God will make sure I’m ready for whatever comes at welterweight.”
“I want to thank Jim Miller personally for still taking the fight. He’s a real gangster and also want to apologize to him for failing to make. Jim f*cking Miller GOATed, appreciate you for letting dream still be a reality fighting at MSG.”
One other preliminary fighter, Juan Diaz, also missed weight, coming in 0.4 pounds over the 135-pound limit (including one-pound allowance for a non-title fight). The status of his bout against Alatengheili is still to be determined.
Gane and Hokit both took their time arriving at Friday’s weigh-ins, but had no issues making weight for the heavyweight title main event, coming in well under the 265-pounds limit with Gane at 242.6 and Hokit at 231.4.
The first two fighters to weigh in were Harrison and Nunes, who both hit championship weight at 135 pounds on the dot. Harrison defends her bantamweight championship for the first time, while Nunes, a former two-division champion, competes in her first bout since announcing a retirement in June 2023.
Check out UFC 334 weigh-in results below.
Main Card (Paramount+ 9 p.m. ET)
Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit
Kayla Harrison (135.0) vs. Amanda Nunes (135.0)
Backup fighter: Joselyne Edwards (134.8)
Caio Borralho (185.4) vs. Yousri Belgaroui (186)
Uros Medic (171) vs. Kevin Holland (170.4)
Bilal Hasan (125.4) vs. Luis Gurule (125.2)
Preliminary Card (Paramount+ at 7 p.m. ET)
Stephen Thompson (170.6) vs. Charles Radtke (170.8)
Drew Dober (155.4) vs. Chris Duncan (155.4)
Jim Miller (155.6) vs. Terrance McKinney (160.2)*
Donte Johnson (189.0) vs. Cesar Almeida (189.6) — 190-pound catchweight
Early Prelims (Paramount+ or UFC Fight Pass at 5 p.m. ET)
Jared Gordon (155.6) vs. Melquizael Costa (155.4)
Macy Chiasson (134.8) vs. Bia Mesquita (135.8)
Alatengheili (135.6) vs. Juan Diaz (136.4)**
Evan Elder (156.0) vs. Samuel Sanches (153.6)
*McKinney missed weight. His bout with Jim Miller proceeds as a catchweight with McKinney forfeiting 30 percent of his purse as penalty
**missed weight
