Chael will be the first 240lb light heavyweight fighter

[LondoMollari]

Sonnen may be loaded up with TRT which should give him an unfair advantage, he will still lose badly.

He's significantly outsized dimensions wise, and is far behind in the skill department.

And that's a wrap folks.

 

[DoomsdayKillz]

I highly doubt chael will be 240. You know how hard it is to go from 217 to even 240 with just lean muscle gain? Fat gains wont help any so if he is 240 with more fat that sucks for him.

I am expecting him to look a little bigger like 225-230 tops. 240 would be great tho!

 

[Toad21]

Retarded comment. He is a normal 185'er, and suddenly the biggest 205er?

RETARDED.

 

[TruckHarder]

I highly doubt chael will be 240. You know how hard it is to go from 217 to even 240 with just lean muscle gain? Fat gains wont help any so if he is 240 with more fat that sucks for him.

I am expecting him to look a little bigger like 225-230 tops. 240 would be great tho!

He walked around prior to middleweight camp at 230lb. He had to cut 15lb of MUSCLE to make weight at the start of camp. Now he doesn't have to watch his weight, is on a steady TRT course and can cut 35lb of weight just like he did for middle weight. Do the math.

Dolce is right on the money, he is aiming for Chael to be 240lb and ripped before he cuts water. We will see the biggest Chael to date.

 

[wolowitz**]

Do you not think dolce up's the numbers to look like he's better than he is.

Guy is a good self promoter.

 

[TruckHarder]

Do you not think dolce up's the numbers to look like he's better than he is.

Guy is a good self promoter.

I do, but Chael and his partner have also said he weighed about 234 that day. You must remember Chael doesn't have to watch his weight and can get upto 240lb now to fight Jones. He does 35lb water cuts like it's a relaxing Sunday morning.

I think this is more what Dolce is getting at, he wants Chael to be at 240lb by the end of their camp.

 

[DesertStomper**]

Meh Sonnen is a pretty big dude. I could see him being 240 after eating and drinking water all day before training.

Probably wakes up at around 230 or a little lighter though. Leading up to the fight he will start to diet drastically and probably be like 215 when he starts to cut water.

Jones isn't 220 in camp, he's 220 after dieting in the weeks leading up to the fight to minimize his water cut.

 

[Kleistra**]

He walked around prior to middleweight camp at 230lb. He had to cut 15lb of MUSCLE to make weight at the start of camp. Now he doesn't have to watch his weight, is on a steady TRT course and can cut 35lb of weight just like he did for middle weight. Do the math.

Dolce is right on the money, he is aiming for Chael to be 240lb and ripped before he cuts water. We will see the biggest Chael to date.

If you have to cut 15 pounds of pure muscle to make weight, why the fuck would you gain that amount of muscle in the first place?

 

[DesertStomper**]

Also fuck TRT.










Chael should do full blown steroids for this fight.

 

[atl2006]

Also fuck TRT.










Chael should do full blown steroids for this fight.

Worked for Bonnar

 

[TruckHarder]

If you have to cut 15 pounds of pure muscle to make weight, why the fuck would you gain that amount of muscle in the first place?

It's pretty much impossible to not grow that muscle when you workout like Chael and are on TRT. This is why Chael has had increasing troubles making middleweight, as soon as he starts eating normally his frame balloons with muscle (ask anybody on steroids who works out 5 days a week). This isn't just the muscle we think makes someone strong but all the muscle that is hard to "cut".

Basically with Chael not needing to cut muscle now to make weight he will be the strongest he has been. Before Chael was on TRT he would have trouble making 205lb even with fat on him.

 

[atl2006]

I wonder how fast "240" Chael will gas at LHW
Must be hard to carry all dat "Muscle"

 

[TruckHarder]

How wonder how fast "240" Chael will gas at LHW
Must be hard to carry all dat "Muscle"

Yep, more muscle with the same body will usually mean gassing faster. On the other hand the way Chael had to make weight to get down to 185lb also cost him aerobically so it may end up balancing out. Hard to tell.

It's incredibly difficult to cut actual muscle to make weight like Chael had to do, it has a very negative effect on the body hormone profile. Now he doesn't have to go through that.

 

[Dickson Gracie]

He walked around prior to middleweight camp at 230lb. He had to cut 15lb of MUSCLE to make weight at the start of camp. Now he doesn't have to watch his weight, is on a steady TRT course and can cut 35lb of weight just like he did for middle weight. Do the math.

Dolce is right on the money, he is aiming for Chael to be 240lb and ripped before he cuts water. We will see the biggest Chael to date.

Are you Mike Dolce? If so, I think you're full of shit. If not, I think you're painfully gullible. In any case, I'm glad to see that Sherdog has another quality poster.

 

[Cujo_Trey]

What is this weight cutting you speak of??

 

[hot carl]

chael will likely still be smaller in terms of reach because you need more trt than he has gotten allowed to use to make wingspan increase significantly.

 

[Beastman09]

We have numerous evidence of Chael walking around 230lb during his MIDDLEWEIGHT reign. He had to cut about 15lb of muscle in his training camp to make a weight he could water cut from down to 185lb. It's surprising people don't think he can add another 10lb of muscle and drop to 205lb without much problem.

Chael is one of the best weight cutters in the UFC today.

Quick question...

Are you Chael's Mom, Okami, or Dolce? You are delusional.


Google and see what a 6'1 240lbs LEAN person looks like. If he was walkign around at 230lbs he was at and out of shape

 

[Roxxo]

They get whatever dose the doctor thinks is relevant, not necessarily 100mg. To fight in the UFC your T to E ratio needs to be under 4:1 so finding a doctor that gets you close to that would be in your best interest without breaking any rules. Furthermore any fighter with a TRT exempetion doesn't even need to follow the 4:1 ratio, so it's hard to know from a pee test what Chael's actual testosterone rating is.

Someone has probably already said this but when a fighter gets a TRT exemption they're actually tested much more strictly. Yes, the ratio isn't followed anymore but then again the T/E ratio is useless to begin with. With an exemption they do blood tests to check the actual testosterone levels.

 

[Dylan M]

THIS. Chael uses TRT is simply him levelling the playing field, he's not using it to gain an advantage just to get back to what normal adult males levels are. People are so uneducated about TRT, so much information out there on it, just most people would rather shake their finger and scream steroids than actually educate themselves on it.

If you have to take drugs to make it a level playing field, you probably shouldn't be a professional athlete. They'll eventually crack down on TRT use.

 

[SCIRCA]

I'm interested to know whether Chael who will fight at a typical heavyweight size will be any different to the middleweight chael.

Being on TRT has enabled him to grow to quite a large size with low body fat. Do you think a 240lb Chael will be able to defeat a 220lb Jones? Will the 20lb weight difference allow Chael to dominate the wresting or do you see Jones using his TDD and striking to finish it?

I'm interested to see if Chael can have more dominant top control with his added size and strength. Maybe he won't be as pillowfisted as he was against Anderson when he weighs 30lb more in the cage.

http://www.fiveknuckles.com/mma-news/Mike-Dolce-Chael-Sonnen-is-240-lb-and-ripped.html

@bolded Yeah he's going to have more power because F=MA. I just want this fight over with. I'm still going to watch it, just not as enthusiastic about it.