UK welterweight heavy hitter, Paul “Semtex” Daley has today apologised to his fans, his BAMMA 5 opponent, Yuya Shirai and the promotion itself after failing to make the 170 pound limit once again ahead of tomorrow night’s action in Manchester, England.Speaking via MMAWeekly.com, Daley said:
“I apologize to Shirai and the fans for missing weight. Although the fight is 3 rounds now I only need 1 round to knock him out. The fans come to see me win the title but I promise them, title or not, I’ll win this fight and win it in style. Then I’m going after Diaz and I want to send him out the message that I mean business with my performance tomorrow night.”
BAMMA Director, Ashley Bothwell had this to say about the situation regarding Daley.“BAMMA 5 is still going to be as explosive as anticipated, obviously Paul now has a lot to prove to the fans. Even though our fights are in an unregulated country, we’ve made the decision that this will not be a title fight because we adhere to the unified rules of this great sport. Regardless of what’s happened today, tomorrow night we’ll still blow the roof off the MEN Arena.”
The news will come as somewhat of a concern for his American employers, Strikeforce who were looking to book the cocky Brit into a title fight of their own on April 9th against Stockton native, Nick Diaz. Will this now happen given Daley’s inability to make weight consistently?
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