UFC 142: Anthony Johnson misses weight, Dana White issues a statement

UFC President Dana White, as expected, was a little fuming that Anthony Johnson failed to make weight for his UFC 142 co-main event against Vitor Belfort tomorrow night at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.

"Rumble" tipped the scale at 197-pounds, 11 pounds over the contractual limit of 186, which "The Phenom," a former heavyweight, was able to make without incident.

Here is White's reaction from today's weigh in show on FUEL TV:

"Rumble Johnson is not on weight today, and when I say he's not on weight he's way off weight. This is not the first time this has happened with Johnson. He moved up to 185-pounds so this wouldn't happen to him at 170 pounds, and here we are in the same position. Belfort came in like a professional on weight, and Anthony Johnson comes in as a total unprofessional, way overweight. The stipulation is, Vitor does not want him to weigh more than 205 pounds by tomorrow. So we will see how this plays out. He'll weigh in today and have to weigh in tomorrow. As a fighter, you are a professional. You are contracted to come in at a certain weight."

Johnson was fined 20-percent of his purse, which now goes to Belfort, and is required to weigh less than 205-pounds on fight night, or his bout against the Brazilian will be canceled.

Everyone thought a move to middleweight was what Johnson needed to contend in the UFC however, with a move as such it seems there are still many things to figure out and do.