Matthew Marcone and Dylan Bowker
Two bouts were cancelled following the official weigh-ins for Unified MMA 34 at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Enoch First Nation on Thursday, September 27, 2018.
The highly anticipated return of Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford was postponed after Ford missed weight at 173.8lbs. He was scheduled to take on Matt Delanoit at welterweight and the two exchanged words following the announcement that Ford missed the 170lb weight limit.
“You’re not even ready to fight!” said Delanoit. “You can’t even make the weight!”
This is the first time Ford missed weight in over 40 professional bouts. Delanoit was offered his show and win money in order to accept the fight at 175lbs for a super welterweight title, however he chose to decline the new terms.
“At the end of the day, real fighters fight,” said Ford. “He ain’t a real fighter.”
A lightweight bout between Behrang Yousefi and Justin Nanquawetung was also cancelled after Nanquawetung failed to weigh-in.
The main event featuring Teddy Ash and Seth Baczynski for the vacant middleweight championship also comes with a new wrinkle, as Baczynski missed the 185lb weight limit. He first weighed in at 193.2lbs and later at 192.6. He is now ineligible to win the middleweight title and is forfeiting 30 per cent of his purse. Ash will still be crowned champion should he win the bout on September 28.
There were also notable issues with the official weigh-in scale, which had produced some widely varying results throughout the evening. Vyron Phillips missed weight on his first attempt at 171.2, came in at 170.2 in his second attempt, and then after an additional ten minutes weighed in at 167lbs.
Official weigh-in results are as follows:
Teddy Ash (183.8) vs Seth Baczynski (192.6) Middleweight Title Bout
Pat Pytlik (169.6) vs Vyron Phillips (167) Welterweight Title Bout
Ryan Ford (173.8) vs Matt Delanoit (170.2) Welterweight **Cancelled**
Kolton Menzak (154.8) vs Neal Anderson (154.4) Lightweight
Behrang Yousefi (158.2) vs Justin Nanaquawetung (Did not weigh in)
Lightweight **Cancelled**
Cam Macdonald (164.4) vs Nick Hrabec (164.4) 165-pound Catchweight
Matt Klute (150.4) vs Marcos Cromwell (147.6) AMATEUR 150-pound Catchweight
Robert Kovacevic (170) vs Malcolm Tisdale (170.6) AMATEUR Welterweight
Sambath Khun (133.6) vs Peter Janssen (135.6) AMATEUR Bantamweight
Tyrell Giselbrecht (154.8) vs James Rice (156) AMATEUR Lightweight
Harley King (136) vs Isaiah Bean (136) AMATEUR Flyweight