(The ballsiest fighter to ever step foot in the octagon. *rimshot*) Well, we called this one. In his past three fights, longtime MMA veteran Dennis Hallman has made some startling (not to mention amateur) choices to say the least. After losing a bet to his friend that resulted in one of the most horrifying wardrobe malfunctions of all time against Brian Ebersole at UFC 133, Dennis showed up two and a half pounds overweight for his fight against John Makdessi at UFC 140 and was subsequently fined 20% of his purse. Luckily for him, he was able to pick up a win. Unfortunately for him, he apparently took nothing away from the close call, and showed up seven pounds overweight at yesterday's weigh-ins. His scheduled opponent, Thiago Tavares, basically treated the situation with an "Are you serious, bro?" but was able to strike a deal with Hallman that if he could get down to only 3 pounds over the limit, the fight would be on. Hallman was allegedly able to do so, but Tavares then asked him to cut an additional pound, at which point Hallman asked to be removed from the card and became the most recent UFC fighter to join the unemployment line. Junie Browning Paul Buentello Josh Burkman Mikey Burnett Murilo Bustamante
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