The Legacy Fighting Championship 61 lost its main event on Friday night when one of the competitors failed to show up because he thought the weigh-in process was "shady."

Mark De La Rosa was supposed to fight champion Steven Peterson for the Legacy batamweight title at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, but he chose not to fight.

At Thursday's weigh-in Peterson failed to make weight the first time on the scale. He was given 90 minutes to make it for a second time. Peterson came back and made weight according to the Texas Department of Licensing Arturo Martinez, Legacy President Mick Maynard and AXS TV commentators Pat Miletich and Michael Schiavello.

"Cowardly," Peterson said of De La Rosa. "It shows his true colors. If he wants to be a real fighter, he needs to show up and fight.

"I'm disappointed for my fans. I sold $19,000 in tickets and all those people are out of that money and they wanted to see a show and now they don't get to."

Peterson will remain the champion.

In a text message, De La Rosa said there was some "shady (expletive)." When reached Sunday, he revealed more details.

At issue is the weigh-in process. Peterson came back to make weight, but the weigh-in scale was moved off the stage into a different area because it was wobbly, something De La Rosa and his manager disapproved of. But because the Texas official on scene approved Steven's weight, there's not much the De La Rosa camp can do.

Said De La Rosa : "The simple 'no show'comments that were made on TV and Peterson making it sound like he just walked up and clearly made weight on the second attempt and, with no problem, are FALSE. I am shocked that Michael Schiavello would dig the knife in deeper into my 'pulled heart muscle' when he was not in the official weigh-in room for the first and second attempt. He only saw the third attempt in the lobby when he walked over to find out what all the screaming was.

"This was already a very tough decision for me and Legacy staff was alerted of the decision. All I can do now is learn from this experience and move forward. Big thanks to everyone who has stood by me in this difficult time. I still have my friends, family health and happiness so for that I am so very thankful.

"I'd love to still fight (Peterson) I'm not scared of anyone it's just how it all went down and how I was treated."

That statement mirrored that of

De La Rosa could face a penalty from the regulation committee.

The AXS TV people were "all flipping out calling him and urging him to show up for the sake of his career," Peterson said.

The new main event was Damon Jackson vs. Levi Mowles.

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1 / 14Damon Jackson, top, places a submission hold on Levi Mowles during their fight at Legacy Fighting Championship 61, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 at the Bomb Factory in Dallas. Jackson defeated Mowles by decision. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Special Contributor) 2 / 14Damon Jackson, left, takes down Levi Mowles to the mat during their fight at Legacy Fighting Championship 61, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 at the Bomb Factory in Dallas. Jackson defeated Mowles by decision. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Special Contributor) 3 / 14Levi Mowles, left, is hit in the face by a left fist from Damon Jackson during their fight at Legacy Fighting Championship 61, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 at the Bomb Factory in Dallas. Jackson defeated Mowles by decision. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Special Contributor) 4 / 14Levi Mowles, left, receives a kick to the chest by Damon Jackson during their fight at Legacy Fighting Championship 61, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 at the Bomb Factory in Dallas. Jackson defeated Mowles by decision. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Special Contributor) 5 / 14MacKenzie Dern, bottom, places a submission hold on Montana Stewart during their fight at Legacy Fighting Championship 61, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 at the Bomb Factory in Dallas. MacKenzie defeated Montana by submission in the first round. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Special Contributor) 6 / 14MacKenzie Dern, left, places a submission hold on Montana Stewart during their fight at Legacy Fighting Championship 61, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 at the Bomb Factory in Dallas. MacKenzie defeated Montana by submission in the first round. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Special Contributor) 7 / 14MacKenzie Dern celebrates after defeating Montana Stewart via submission at Legacy Fighting Championship 61, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 at the Bomb Factory in Dallas. MacKenzie defeated Montana by submission in the first round. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Special Contributor) 8 / 14MacKenzie Dern, left, releases a submission hold on Montana Stewart after the referee stopped the fight because of a submission by Steward, during their fight at Legacy Fighting Championship 61, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 at the Bomb Factory in Dallas. MacKenzie defeated Montana by submission in the first round. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Special Contributor) 9 / 14MacKenzie Dern, top, lands a combo of fists to the face of Montana Stewart during their fight at Legacy Fighting Championship 61, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 at the Bomb Factory in Dallas. MacKenzie defeated Montana by submission in the first round. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Special Contributor) 10 / 14MacKenzie Dern, right, lands a right fist on Montana Stewart during their fight at Legacy Fighting Championship 61, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 at the Bomb Factory in Dallas. MacKenzie defeated Montana by submission in the first round. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Special Contributor) 11 / 14Fighter MacKenzie Dern makes her way to the ring for her fight versus Montana Stewart, at Legacy Fighting Championship 61, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 at the Bomb Factory in Dallas. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Special Contributor) 12 / 14Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy speaks with a fan as he sits ring side at Legacy Fighting Championship 61, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 at the Bomb Factory in Dallas. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Special Contributor) 13 / 14Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy makes his way through a crowd during Legacy Fighting Championship 61, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 at the Bomb Factory in Dallas. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Special Contributor) 14 / 14Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy speaks with a fan as he sits ring side at Legacy Fighting Championship 61, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 at the Bomb Factory in Dallas. Ben Torres/Special Contributor(Special Contributor)

Results of main card

Main Event: 135 Title - Steven Peterson (14-4) vs Mark De La Rosa (7-0), cancelled (De La Rosa no show)

145 - Levi Mowles vs Damon Jackson -- Jackson by decision

115 - Montana Stewart vs Mackenzie Dern -- Dern by submission Round 1

180 - Jos Eichelberger vs Abdul Razak Alhassan -- Alhassan by TKO Round 1

HVY - Jeremy Hardy vs Rashad Coulter -- Coulter by KO Round 1

170 - Melvin Jordan vs Bilal Williams -- Jordan by TKO Round 2

145 - Takayuki Iijima vs Rob Butler -- Butler by TKO Round 1