Ismael Bonfim Misses Weight by a Staggering 7.5 Pounds Ahead of UFC Vegas 122

Missing weight by a pound is a bad look. Missing weight by 7.5 pounds means you either stopped trying on Wednesday or your scale was set to the moon's gravity.

According to MMA reporter Adam Martin, Ismael Bonfim just tipped the scales at 163.5 pounds ahead of UFC Vegas 122. That is a staggering 7.5 pounds over the non-title lightweight limit.

"Adam Martin reported: 'Ismael Bonfim 163.5 lbs. He just missed weight by 7.5 lbs OMG'"

Usually, a fighter misses by a fraction of a pound, strips down behind a towel, and hopes for the best. Bonfim missed by an entire Thanksgiving dinner.

For context, 7.5 pounds is a newborn baby. It is a medium-sized bowling ball. In combat sports, it is the difference between fighting a guy your size and fighting a guy who ate your size for breakfast.

This kind of miss throws the entire fight into jeopardy and sends the betting markets into an immediate scramble. You have to factor in whether Bonfim is completely compromised from a botched weight cut, or if he just decided to stop sweating and will step into the cage with a massive, unfair size advantage.

Now we wait to see if his opponent accepts a catchweight bout and a hefty percentage of Bonfim's purse. Either way, showing up to a professional fistfight carrying an extra bowling ball of weight is a choice that the UFC brass will not forget anytime soon.