UFC London Weigh‑In Drama
UFC London’s featherweight title eliminator Evloev vs. Murphy is set — but the card took a hit when Luana Carolina missed weight by eight pounds, forcing her bantamweight bout with Melissa Mullins off the card. ( ). Mullins had reportedly been in “tears of joy” after making weight — only to see the fight canceled, underscoring how chaotic fight week can be. (sports.yahoo.com)
UFC Fight Night 270 is scheduled for March 21, 2026, at The O2 Arena in London, with prelims and the main card listed in the UFC’s official event preview. (ufc.com) The UFC’s official weigh-in results page lists the Mullins–Carolina pairing as cancelled “due to regulatory reasons related to Carolina’s weighing in” at the morning session. (ufc.com) Another preliminary fighter, Ravena Oliveira, registered half a pound over the strawweight limit and the reports say she will be fined a percentage of her purse rather than having her bout pulled. (mmajunkie.usatoday.com) Luana Carolina arrives at this incident with a documented track record of scale problems: she weighed 128.5 pounds (2.5 pounds over) for a May 1, 2021 fight against Poliana Botelho and missed weight by three pounds at UFC Vegas 85 in February 2024. (reference.org) (mmafighting.com) Mullins publicly reacted to the cancellation, calling the outcome a fight that had been “stolen” from her and urging the promotion to preserve the matchup, while other outlets noted she had celebrated making weight earlier in the session. (bloodyelbow.com) (sports.yahoo.com) With that bout removed, reports show 13 of the originally scheduled 14 fights survived the official session and the London card’s main event remains on for Saturday as listed by UFC and event trackers. (sherdog.com) (ufc.com)
