“Aldo weighed a little more this time. When he had to lose 900 grams, he told me that he could no longer make it. I told him that in that case he would lose 20% of his fee, but he said that he did not want it and could not shed off the remaining weight.
“Then I told him that it was almost 9 am and we need to notify the commission that we cannot make weight. He agreed. Then, standing at the elevator, I told him that 90% of the fighters who fail the weigh-in lose their fights. He looked at me, and I invited him to come back and continue the weight loss. I had to put a little pressure on him.
“You know, in fact, most fighters who do not make weight in their fights win. But Jose did not know about this, " said Pederneiras.