Josh Castaneda Misses Weight by Half a Pound Ahead of UFC Vegas 121

Josh Castaneda stepped onto the scale for UFC Vegas 121 and officially missed weight, clocking in at an agonizing 136.5 pounds.

Missing the bantamweight limit by half a pound is the combat sports equivalent of doing all the work for a group project and forgetting to hit submit. It is painfully close, but still a failure on the official ledger.

"MMA reporter Adam Martin noted Castaneda weighed in at 136.5 and gets an hour to cut the rest."

According to MMA reporter Adam Martin, Castaneda was given the standard one hour to go back behind the curtain and sweat out the remaining weight.

This scale drama is playing out on the undercard of an event headlined by Raul Rosas Jr. taking on Raoni Barcelos. While the main event is locked in, the undercard is currently hostage to a desperate sauna session.

For anyone monitoring the betting markets, a fighter draining themselves for an extra 60 minutes just to shed a fraction of a pound is a massive red flag. That extra hour of severe dehydration usually saps whatever cardio and chin a fighter had left in the tank.

We will find out shortly if Castaneda can actually shed the remaining weight or if he just surrenders a percentage of his purse to keep the fight alive. Either way, stepping into the octagon after a brutal, extended weight cut is a miserable way to spend a weekend.