Ariane da Silva: UFC 316 weight miss related to pituitary tumor treatment — and bad advice

Ariane da Silva | Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC

Ariane da Silva’s bad weight miss for her UFC 316 clash with Wang Cong was caused by poor advice from her new nutritionist and medication taken to treat a recently-found benign tumor on her pituitary gland, her coach and husband Renato da Silva told MMA Fighting on Friday.

The former KSW flyweight champion stepped on the scale six pounds over the limit for the UFC 316 preliminary bout and had to forfeit 30 percent of her purse as a fine.