5 Times MMA fighters missed weight in a championship fight

#1 Max Holloway vs Anthony Pettis

Unlike Rockhold, Holloway didn't let an overweight Pettis play spoilsport

After 2 losses to Dennis Bermudez and Conor McGregor in 2013, Max Holloway went on a tear, compiling the longest winning streak amongst active Featherweights with 9 victories. His undeniable momentum combined with McGregor vacating the 145-lbs belt led to an Interim title fight with Anthony Pettis at UFC 206.

The entertaining former Lightweight champ had dropped down to Featherweight after 3 straight losses and won his 145-lbs debut by submitting BJJ ace Charles Oliveira. At the UFC 206 weigh-ins, An emaciated Pettis missed weight by 3 lbs, becoming the second fighter since Travis Lutter to do so in a championship fight. In the onset of the fight, Holloway absorbed a few leg kicks and body shots but then took control. A broken hand would cripple Pettis' offense and Holloway would press the advantage, finishing the former in the third round via strikes. The Hawaiian has looked indomitable since then, beating Jose Aldo twice and even sparking whispers of a rematch with Conor McGregor.