Feature NYSAC Suspends Kelvin Gastelum for UFC 205 Weight Issue by Kristine Haugsjaa November 21, 2016 UFC Welterweight Kelvin Gastelum has been suspended by the New York State Athletic Commission for six-months after failing to appear at his UFC 205 weigh in, according to ESPN Reporter Brett Okamoto. httpss://twitter.com/bokamotoespn/status/800830117467459584 Gastelum announced to the media during the UFC 205 early weigh in’s via Twitter that his bout was off after he was unable to get within 7-pounds of his opponent, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. By NYSAC regulations, in the welterweight division even if an opponent misses the 171-pound weight limit, as long as they come with 7-pounds of each other the bout is still on. Cerrone had told the media that Gastelum was at 178, once he had already weighed in within the welterweight limit at 170.4. According to Okamoto’s tweet, it sounds as if Gastelum had appeared and officially weighed in, even at 178, he would not have been suspended. If the suspension is retroactive to November 11th, Gastelum would be out till May 11th, 2017. Post Views: 1,584 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Kristine Haugsjaa Kristine is a Managing Editor for DoubleGSports.com as well as UFC/MMA Lead Writer. She also hosts a column known as Fighting Words. Latest posts by Kristine Haugsjaa (see all) NJ’s Chookagian makes flyweight debut at UFC Charlotte - November 7, 2017 Fighting Words: Bellator is Giving Hardy the Credit She Deserves - October 20, 2017 Frankie Edgar to face Champion Max Holloway at UFC 218 - October 3, 2017 Boxing’s Amanda Serrano heading to MMA - September 21, 2017 Related Topicsdonald cerroneKelvin GastelumnysacufcUFC 205 Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Whoop Rewards Employees With $100 Each Month To Sleep by Inesh Chari | posted on March 22, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 106: Newsday’s Neil Best (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 12, 2021 More in Feature You Know I’m Right, Episode 113: New York Post Columnist Phil Mushnick (Audio/Video) On the 113th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 111: New York Giants’ Insider John Schmeelk (Audio/Video) On the 111th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Johnathan Lewis Leads St. Peter’s Prep to Semi-Final Win Over Bergen Catholic Three Takeaways From Day One Of The Legends Classic From Barclays Center