{"id":203665,"date":"2016-09-09T12:19:06","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T19:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=203665"},"modified":"2016-09-09T12:19:06","modified_gmt":"2016-09-09T19:19:06","slug":"video-overeem-explains-weigh-tardiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-overeem-explains-weigh-tardiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Video | Overeem Explains Weigh-In Tardiness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UFC 203: Alistair Overeem Discusses Why He Was Late to Weigh-Ins, Title Shot\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7c0ja5d4SVo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this morning, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-203\/ufc-203-weigh-results-overeem-gets-fined-one-fighter-misses-weight\/\">the 22 fighters competing at UFC 203 took to the scales to weigh in<\/a>\u00a0for their looming battles. The major drama of this weigh-in event was that Alistair Overeem \u2013 one half of the evening&#8217;s main event \u2013 arrived late.<\/p>\n<p>If UFC 203 was occurring in Nevada, Overeem&#8217;s tardiness could have resulted in the cancellation of his main event title fight with heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic. This was very nearly <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/miesha-tate\/johny-hendricks-misses-weight-miesha-tate-nearly-gets-title-fight-canceled-ufc-200-weigh-ins\/\">Miesha Tate&#8217;s fate at the UFC 200<\/a> weigh-ins back in July. Thankfully, the card will occur in Ohio, where things are a little less stringent.\u00a0Overeem&#8217;s punishment will apparently be a fine of $500 \u2013 probably just a drop in the bucket for a fighter of his caliber.<\/p>\n<p>Moments\u00a0after he finally weighed in (tipping the scales at 248.5 lbs), Overeem spoke to Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com to discuss his lateness.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I was a little bit lazy, we were a little bit slow,&#8221; Overeem said of his punctuality issues. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t know that I was that late.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s a new procedure,&#8221; Overeem continued, referencing <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-dana-white-discusses-new-weigh-in-procedure\/\">the UFC&#8217;s new, early weigh-ins<\/a>. &#8220;We&#8217;re doing the official weigh-ins in the mornings, and this is my first time doing it like this in the morning. It was from 9:00 to 11:00 and I was here at 11:00 exactly.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m half Jamaican&#8230; you know <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/peter-sobotta\/lol-polish-german-welterweight-peter-sobotta-says-he-will-rep-jamaica-in-his-next-fight\/\">Jamaicans<\/a>,&#8221; Overeem joked. &#8220;But we&#8217;re here, we weighed in. It&#8217;s all good I guess.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite his tardiness, Overeem is now officially cleared to fight Stipe Miocic for the UFC heavyweight title tomorrow night. Though he is <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-203\/ufc-203-odds-miocic-werdum-gall-favored-win\/\">a slight underdog<\/a> leading into this encounter, he seems to have a real chance at adding another belt to his crowded mantle, which already includes Strikeforce, Dream, and K-1 gold.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think about Overeem&#8217;s late arrival to the weigh-ins, and do you think he can beat Miocic tomorrow night? Sound off, PENN nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this morning, the 22 fighters competing at UFC 203 took to the scales to weigh in\u00a0for their looming battles. The major drama of this weigh-in event was that Alistair Overeem \u2013 one half of the evening&#8217;s main event \u2013 arrived late. 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