Filho Misses Weight, Will Fight Three-Round Non-Title Bout with Sonnen at WEC 36
By: Selina "Dead" Wong Posted On: November 4, 2008 at 9:58pmFighters.com’s third-ranked middleweight and WEC Champion “Ely” Paulo Filho (15-0) failed to make weight Tuesday for his title fight versus Chael Sonnen (20-9-1) at WEC 36 in Hollywood, FL, 5 November.
Filho initially weighed in at 192 pounds, seven pounds over the 185-pound limit. He was given two hours to shed the weight, but was only able to drop to 189.
Filho and Sonnen will still fight, but for three rounds in a non-title affair.
The middleweights fought in December 2007, with Filho winning a controversial victory by verbal submission in round two. Sonnen protested that he didn’t tap.
The rematch was originally set for March, but Filho withdrew to enter substance abuse rehabilitation.
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Oh man…
If I was Chael Sonnen,
I’d be really pissed fighting a non-title affair just because my opponent couldn’t make the weight.
I say the WEC should fight to make it a Title Match.
Yea thats bullshit! He probably missed on purpose knowing Filho. He was feeling uneasy going in so he was thinking hhmmmmm just in case! LMAO!!!