Louis Lee Scott delivered a high-output showing against Kaushik Saikumar at Dana White’s Contender Series 78, but a weight miss might hinder his chances at a UFC contract.
After coming into the bantamweight bout half a pound over the contracted limit, Lee Scott (10-0) put on a performance against Saikumar (5-1) on Tuesday at the UFC Apex that ended in a third-round TKO.
Lee Scott put pressure from the outset against Saikumar, who was fishing for leg submissions as a training partner of Ryan Hall. He couldn’t get it, though, and as he stayed on the feet with Lee Scott, was eventually melted into a finish.
Check out the replay of the finish below (via X):
After the fight, Lee Scott explained what he said to UFC CEO Dana White through the cage and was apologetic for missing weight.
“I said sorry about the half-a-pound,” Lee Scott said in his post-fight interview with Heidi Androl. “I got sick cutting weight. Things happen. I’ve never missed weight before and it will never happen again. I still managed to put on a relatively good performance.”
