Travis Loser. Er, Lutter.

I have not seen UFC 67 yet, but I understand during the weigh-ins Feb 1, Travis Lutter did NOT make weight. He apparently came in at 187lbs (the UFC Middleweight limit is 185lbs) and had one to two hours to lose the two pounds.

He left and came back two hours later and weighed exactly 1/2lb less.

No dice.

This guy wins the 6 week tournament, get a title shot, gets a sponsorship deal, talks tough like he's already the man...and fails to make weight. He mentioned in an interview that he does not have a coach, because, "what more can they teach me?"

Lots, apparently Travis. Like to stay away from the fridge.

Honestly, I could easily drop 2lbs if I had to in two hours, and I have less mass to lose than him. Pee, poo, spit, puke, and if you've already done all that...throw on some heavy clothes and run!!

I guess I shouldn't harp on poor Travis too much...he did show up shaved like a swimmer and had sunken cheeks. This couldn't have possibly pleased the UFC brass, as Georges St. Pierre had to pull out of his planned fight with Matt Serra due to a knee injury. That deprived this PPV of some star power, and Lutter's goof deprived this card of its only title fight.

I thought Travis had a decent (25-30%) chance to topple Anderson Silva, but not anymore. See Riggs v. Hughes in 2005. Joe Riggs failed to make weight for his title fight against then-champ Matt Hughes and was defeated the second he realized the fight wasn't for the title. He fought like a shell of a man and was quickly submitted.