I said so quick not eliminate immediately. Those guys that attempt to game the system are going to be casualties and examples of why you don't try to beat the system.
AS tops, tops was 215 maybe 220 after the holidays. 235 is Forrest Griffin, Rampage, Tito, Chuck, and Couture weights.
Franklin was about the same size as AS and Griffin dwarfed him.
Literally EVERYONE will "game the system"... because what's going on is a LOT more nuanced than that.
These guys are contracted to fight at below a precise weight threshold. But they're human beings, so they don't come in precise shapes and sizes.
So you're 1 lb over. Are you going to let the fight fall through, or lose a chunk of your purse and your path to a title shot over 1 measly lb? Or are you going to "game the system"?
Okay, then, so you're 2 lbs over. Are you going to let the fight fall through, or lose a chunk of your purse and your path to a title shot over 1 MORE measly lb? Or are you going to "game the system"?
Okay, then, so you're 3 lbs over. Are you going to let the fight fall through, or lose a chunk of your purse and your path to a title shot over 1 MORE measly lb? Or are you going to "game the system"?
Okay, then, so you're 4 lbs over. Are you going to let the fight fall through, or lose a chunk of your purse and your path to a title shot over 1 MORE measly lb? Or are you going to "game the system"?
Okay, then, so you're 5 lbs over. Are you going to let the fight fall through, or lose a chunk of your purse and your path to a title shot over 1 MORE measly lb? Or are you going to "game the system"?
Et cetera. Want the formula for how much fighters will cut? It's a simple one:
How much the fighter weighs - How much the fighter is contracted to weigh = how much the fighter will cut.
Going to same day weigh-ins will not change that formula.