McKinney misses weight by four pounds as UFC 334 title bouts clear weigh-ins

Terrance McKinney will still fight at UFC 334 on Saturday after missing the lightweight limit by more than four pounds at Friday’s official weigh-ins at Madison Square Garden, with opponent Jim Miller agreeing to proceed at a catchweight.

McKinney registered 160.2 pounds on the scale — well above the 155-pound limit — for his preliminary bout against Miller, who came in at 155.6. Under the agreed catchweight arrangement, McKinney will forfeit 30 percent of his purse. It is the first time McKinney has missed weight in his professional career.

In a statement posted to social media, McKinney apologised to both Miller and the UFC and announced the miss would be his last fight at lightweight. “I want to apologize to everyone and UFC for missing weight,” McKinney wrote. “I’ve never missed weight in my life and I’m sorry, but ship has sailed for 155. It’s official, my last bout at lightweight. I’m trusting in God will make sure I’m ready for whatever comes at welterweight.”

He also paid tribute to Miller for keeping the fight alive. “I want to thank Jim Miller personally for still taking the fight. He’s a real gangster and also want to apologize to him for failing to make. Jim f*cking Miller GOATed, appreciate you for letting dream still be a reality fighting at MSG.”

McKinney was not the only fighter to miss weight on Friday. Preliminary card bantamweight Juan Diaz came in at 136.4 pounds, 0.4 pounds over the 135-pound non-title limit, and the status of his bout against Alatengheili remained to be determined at the time of the weigh-ins.

Both main event championship bouts cleared without issue. Heavyweight title challengers Ciryl Gane (242.6) and Josh Hokit (231.4) arrived late to the venue but had no difficulty making the 265-pound limit. Women’s bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison and former two-division champion Amanda Nunes both hit the championship mark exactly at 135.0 pounds. Harrison is defending the bantamweight title for the first time, while Nunes returns to competition for the first time since announcing her retirement in June 2023.