Frankie is not a NATURAL FW or BW

[MMA-Aficionado]

Originally Posted by kflo

so noone fights at their natural weight class. thanks.

exactly - so few people here get it sighhhhh

[MMA-Aficionado]

Originally Posted by jessejecmma

so wat you re saying is tht since guys like teibou and meynard walk around at about 200 pounds tht theyre "natural" middleweights?

Unfortunately, that is what he is saying. And Weidman/Anderson/Chael are natural HWs. Mighty Mouse is a natural FW etc etc etc

According to these geniuses 95% of UFC fighters do not fight in their natural weight classes. Because that really makes sense.

[MMA-Aficionado]

Originally Posted by Queue

Just ignore the fact that Frankie has said he had to over eat on order to stay up at LW.

Sherdog is not about rational discussion and logical reasoned arguments. Its is about some knowledgeable posters and a hoard of people who know little about MMA but will nevertheless blindly stick to their incorrect arguments/opinions. A crucial part of this is ignoring anything that contradicts the crap they spout and instead repeating the same old garbage.

Like TS and that absolute dimwit Willin.

[MMA-Aficionado]

Originally Posted by teammb1

Stopped reading after it seemed like you didn't know what the hell you were talking about. So I got about two sentences deep. You are a fool

haha....a fool indeed. So many of them on these boards...

[MMA-Aficionado]

Originally Posted by Garviel

The norm is decided by the numbers

If an average LW walks at aroun 170-180 pounds.. Thats the norm

Making Frankie way under it.

Exactly - well put: the norm is decided by the numbers.

This post is how it works - HENCE Frankie is a natural BW as I have said 50+ times!

[MMA-Aficionado]

Originally Posted by ali2013champ

this is truth.

it's like people calling cro cop for fighting MW silva cause he is fighting at 185 now LOL expect he couldn't make the cut anymore, and was weighting more than CC in their fight.

Soo i guess CC is natural LHW or MW LOL.

Your natural weight class is your walk around in shape weight not after cut.

Yes Anderson is natural LHW,Hendo is natural LHW,Shogun is natural LHW,

Jones is natural HW cause he is weighting 220+ in shape,Benson is natural MW(LOL)and Maynard ,buy these 2 are hardcore weight cutters.And Rumble was HW or LHW fighting at WW

add to this Fedor is natural MW by some people thinking soo none of his loses actually counts expect Hendo, cause Werdum is HW and Bigfoot is super HW

Ok then genius. Thanks for sharing. Good dog.

[MMA-Aficionado]

Originally Posted by aus101

Lets not be stupid here. Talking about someone's "natural" weight, like you do with Frankie, is clearly retarded. No one has a real "natural weight", that's absurd. When people say Frankie is a natural BW they mean he weighs as much as other top level bantams in the cage.

It might infuriate your noble warrior code but in sports with weight classes athletes dehydrate themselves in order to make the class while being as big as possible. Anyone who makes a weight class without the use of illegal drugs (diuretics for example) is a "natural" WW, LW etc.

Thank you: +1 for someone who actually understands how the sport works.

By my reckoning, sadly, about half to 2/3 of the people on here do not.

And its really not that complicated. These boards really have a massive moron quotient.

[MMA-Aficionado]

Originally Posted by BigFatUnderwear

you're arguing semantics

Incorrect - it is not just semantics. Meaning you have missed the point.

[MMA-Aficionado]

Originally Posted by Brian Cronk

I agree in that it always made little sense to me to consider your first 20 lbs of weight cutting your "natural" weight class. I'd consider it whatever weight class is closest to what you walk around at. Me? 172, so I'd be a WW. dude who's 200? Closest to LHW. guy who's 142? Featherweight etc etc

Now ideal weight class is another story and has dick to do with walking weight.

Yes, but when most people refer to someone's natural weight class, they mean ideal weight class. Because in the context of professional MMA, your natural weight class is your ideal weightclass based on the realities of the sport today, being that everyone cuts weight at the pro level.

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155 lb man can fight @ 135lb