Should there be a 195 pound division?

[Bingo]

So the title says it all. For years we've seen the likes of machida, Belfort, sonnen, Henderson etc moving around from 185 to 205 which is a bigger move than most think. Do any of you think the UFC should make a light middleweight division (185) and a middleweight (195). I personally think this would be good as people like rashad and rampage back in the day should've fought at 195 and a recent example would be Chris Weidman at 195

 

[whooty]

Only if we name it light-light-heavyweight

 

[All Must Fall]

Franklinweight

 

[whooty]

But no. I hate it when there's to many divisions, makes it to easy for fighters to duck each other and makes champions less special. Keep it like it is now.

 

[wilKO]

I don't think so. LHW is really weak at the minute. Outside the top 5 it's pretty awful. Rampage is far too big for 195. He is a perfect LHW. And the guys you listed like Rashad, Machida, Belfort all won LHW titles.

 

[Aranha21]

Anyone know why MMA weight classes are so much heavier than boxing?? Light middle is 154 in boxing.

 

[vkram]

Middleweight and Light-heavyweight are already rather shallow apart from the top 5, 195 division would only worsen that.

 

[grimballer]

only if you remove 185 n 205...

 

[Grill master]

First and foremost we need a super heavyweight division. Once that's made let the UFC simmer for a few years before we assess the fighters and look at adding anymore imo.

 

[Kyler Ruxin]

Anyone know why MMA weight classes are so much heavier than boxing?? Light middle is 154 in boxing.

The names are just different. Boxing has like 17 divisions or something, MMA has like 9 or 10. (8 in the UFC)

 

[HueyLewisFan24]

I think classes are perfect as is. If anything, scrap 125 to beef 135.

 

[Jesus X]

Anyone know why MMA weight classes are so much heavier than boxing?? Light middle is 154 in boxing.

Wrestlers are short and stocky bottom heavy.most ufc lw are canelos size. Boxers are tall and lean like the 160 lb 6'2" middleweights,t op heavy skinnier quads and calfs.

 

[j18lee]

Anyone know why MMA weight classes are so much heavier than boxing?? Light middle is 154 in boxing.

It's because boxing weight classes were created in the early 1900s when the average man weighed about 160 pounds. Hence 160 being called middleweight. Over 175 pounds were considered rather large back then so it was called heavyweight, etc.

When MMA weight classes were created around 2000, the average man weighed more like 185, so MMA decided that it makes more sense to break away from boxing's dated weight classes to make middleweight 185 as it is more up to date with the modern man's weight.

Of course, in reality though, it didn't really work since MMA fighters cut so much weight that the typical middleweight enters the cage at 200+.

 

[megaton]

195 would be a good weight class hypothetically speaking, so would a 176 pound division for Johnny Hendricks and Kelvin Gastelum. I just don't think it will happen though

 

[shortlefthook]

Wrestlers are short and stocky bottom heavy.most ufc lw are canelos size. Boxers are tall and lean like the 160 lb 6'2" middleweights,t op heavy skinnier quads and calfs.

Very strong bro science..

Its just different names

 

[Mr Wings]

 

[Mr Wings]

First and foremost we need a super heavyweight division. Once that's made let the UFC simmer for a few years before we assess the fighters and look at adding anymore imo.

What weight would you make super heavy? Is that above 265?

 

[deltapapha]

there should be only three divisions: midget, manlet, and men's

Straw to Bantam: midget
Feather to Welter: manlet
Middle to Heavy: men's

 

[Mr Wings]

Wrestlers are short and stocky bottom heavy.most ufc lw are canelos size. Boxers are tall and lean like the 160 lb 6'2" middleweights,t op heavy skinnier quads and calfs.

For sure. Plus tits and guts in MMA flapping around. Fedor, Big Country, etc. Sausage tits.

 

[BenRichards]

Would rather they bumped up ww by 5 lbs and created a junior ww or super lw division at 165. More than enough talent between ww & lw to fill the division without it hurting either