Bashing ‘smaller’ Middleweights

[Niels]

What’s up with people bashing Kelvin Gastelum as a fat WW? It’s way more respectable to fight guys at a higher weight class than almost killing yourself to fight in a lower class.

By the way the champ in the division was also a WW so where did this come from?

 

[myjohnson9]

Not everyone can be Fedor and beat the shit out of guys 50lbs bigger

 

[Arm Barbarian]

Anyone under 6'2" is a manlet according to the plethora of basketball stars here at sherdog.

Es Normal.

 

[loyalyolayal]

By the way the champ in the division was also a WW so where did this come from?

Idk. You tell us. Or are you triggered by the fat shaming? Because compared tl professional fighters standard, Kelvin IS fat.

 

[Substance Abuse]

I think its obvious that killing yourself to make weight and fucking up your organs isn't always worth it. Some guys like RDA may never win the belt in a higher weight class but Whitaker did. Look at Yoel, he didn't kill himself to make weight. Luke did. I think its adversely effecting Luke's recovery and chin. Yoel looked like a fucking spring chicken out there at 40.

 

[ccc_halliway]

If Kelvin is in middleweight not because he's kicked from WW people will respect him, but he didn't. He's there because failing weight cuts too much

 

[WarDronx]

This applies to all weight classes. Many fighters have been cutting large amounts of weight for so long that nowadays it seems weird when some fighters fight around their natural weight. It has changed the fans views on size and leads to everybody fighting around their natural weight or cutting very small amounts, being called "small" for the weight class. It has also affected the views on physique although that has been done via other ways before sports.

 

[mmacasualviewer]

As soon as they get tested at range they get Weidmasculated.

Gastelum like Woodley just caught Weidman on the hinge of the jaw with the index knuckle. GSP is not imprezzed.

Imagine if Bisping had Rockhold Humerus, GSP would have been stopped due to cuts.

The Silva vs Japanese WW fight is probably the best smaller fight plan.

 

[Johnny Rosa]

What’s up with people bashing Kelvin Gastelum as a fat WW? It’s way more respectable to fight guys at a higher weight class than almost killing yourself to fight in a lower class.

By the way the champ in the division was also a WW so where did this come from?

I only do it to minimise Weidmans win over him and his claim to a TS. I dislike Weidman, so I manipulate the truth in a way that suits me.

I actually like that chubby WW manlet midget,

 

[Niels]

I only do it to minimise Weidmans win over him and his claim to a TS. I dislike Weidman, so I manipulate the truth in a way that suits me.

Now this is a good reason

 

[Gambit MMA]

thats only because weidman whooped him and fellas hate weidman

 

[Shaddows]

What’s up with people bashing Kelvin Gastelum as a fat WW? It’s way more respectable to fight guys at a higher weight class than almost killing yourself to fight in a lower class.

By the way the champ in the division was also a WW so where did this come from?

maybe it was because he was a WW who repeatedly failed to make weight, so he was forced up?
I mean do you KNOW why he is fighting at MW?

 

[KYS]

What’s up with people bashing Kelvin Gastelum as a fat WW? It’s way more respectable to fight guys at a higher weight class than almost killing yourself to fight in a lower class.

By the way the champ in the division was also a WW so where did this come from?

I want him to fight in his weight class (aka WW) because he is a good fighter and he didn’t have that much of a size disadvantage.

 

[Niels]

Idk. You tell us. Or are you triggered by the fat shaming? Because compared tl professional fighters standard, Kelvin IS fat.

I couldn’t care less about ‘fat shaming’ BTW some of the best fighters in the world look fat (Fedor, Mark Hunt) and each and everyone of them is more athletic than you.

Btw you seem to have taken the least important thing out of my post and only responded to that.

 

[Niels]

maybe it was because he was a WW who repeatedly failed to make weight, so he was forced up?
I mean do you KNOW why he is fighting at MW?

I do know, but why bash him for it? You bashed him when he didn’t make weight (rightfully so), but know he moves to a killer division and he still gets bashed? This is one of the reasons why people feel there should be more divisions.

 

[loyalyolayal]

I couldn’t care less about ‘fat shaming’ BTW some of the best fighters in the world look fat (Fedor, Mark Hunt) and each and everyone of them is more athletic than you.

Btw you seem to have taken the least important thing out of my post and only responded to that.

Fedor maybe, Hunt? No.

Why do stupid sherdoggers assumed people who post here don't train.

 

[MikeMcMann]

Not everyone can be Fedor and beat the shit out of guys 50lbs bigger

Well that rule really does not apply at HW. HIstorically the top guys have been around 1405-155lbs and above that guys get easier to beat except for the rare few freaks.

 

[Niels]

Fedor maybe, Hunt? No.

Why do stupid sherdoggers assumed people who post here don't train.

Where did i assume that? Just unlikely that you’re in better shape than those top athletes.

 

[TrevorLahey]

Rockhold talked mad shit about GSP fighting at middlweight, telling him to hand the belt over to the real champ and all this bullshit. It sure looks good on Rockhold now after he got knocked the fuck out by another fighter than wasn't the number one contender let alone the champ. That punch Romero landed on Rockhold when he was on the ground that slammed his head off the cage.... Incredibly satisfying.

 

[Shaddows]

I do know, but why bash him for it? You bashed him when he didn’t make weight (rightfully so), but know he moves to a killer division and he still gets bashed? This is one of the reasons why people feel there should be more divisions.

Look, I don't bash him.
but this is what he brought onto himself by repeatedly missing weight.
He is small for MW, but he was a "fat" WW. the Fat part is due to not making weight.

I agree he is doing relatively great. Beat Hendricks then Timmeh then Vitor (but he decided to get high and got a NC for his troubles)...then he lost to teh Chris.
really not bad, but this has nothing to do with the nickname he got. That is just people being funny about a fuckup he is entirely responsible for, and will have to accept this for a while...