Croat Soldic eyes Lee's ONE welterweight title after Kadestam's ‘crazy' weigh-in failure
Roberto Soldic wants a shot at Christian Lee's ONE Championship MMA welterweight title after Zebaztian Kadestam missed weight by a massive 4.5kg in Bangkok on Friday.
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The Swedish former champion was expected to face Isi Fitikefu at ONE Fight Night 31 in what was widely considered a title eliminator.
But the bout was cancelled after Kadestam weighed in at 88.5kg – considerably more than the welterweight limit.
'It's just crazy,' Soldic told the Post. 'I've never seen anything like this. 4.5kg is too much. That's like two divisions heavier already. I was shocked.'
In an Instagram post soon after the weigh-in, the 29-year-old mocked Kadestam.
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'Former world champion takes off his pants at 88.5kg, thinks it's 100 grams … this is crazy,' he said. 'The fight has been postponed. I'm the next challenger for the belt.'
Soldic also posted a video of himself successfully making weight, with the caption: 'Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but doing it like you love it.'
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