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Matthew Wells

Twitter reacts to Charles Oliveira missing weight, stripped of lightweight title ahead of UFC 274

The main event of UFC 274 was severely altered as a result of events that unfolded on the scale Friday morning.

Charles Oliveira missed weight, coming in a half-pound over the championship limit for his title fight against Justin Gaethje. As a result, Oliveira has been stripped of his UFC lightweight belt.

The main event will proceed. However, only Gaethje can walk away with the title should he be victorious. If Oliveira wins, the lightweight championship will remain vacant.

Naturally, there was plenty of reaction to this major news across social media. Check it out below:

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