UFC Vegas 121 star shaves his head to make weight after failing on first attempt

TalkingPoints UFC UFC Events Schedule Results UFC 331 UFC 332 UFC 333 Boxing MMA Features Exclusives Throwbacks Follow us on '. John Castaneda shaves his hair to make weight at UFC Vegas 121. Credit/YouTube/@MMAJunkie UFC Home UFC Vegas 121 star shaves his head to make weight after failing on first attempt Jamie Theodosi Fri 25 September 2026 13:37 Follow us on Google Discover John Castaneda took some extreme measures to make weight for his fight at UFC Vegas 121.

This coming Saturday, the premier MMA promotion returns to the newly revamped UFC Apex for UFC Vegas 121, headlined by a bantamweight clash between Raul Rosas Jr and Raoni Barcelos.

That isn’t the only 135lb fight on the card, though, as just two fights into the event, John Castaneda takes on Alateng Heili in a Fight of the Night contender.