Fighters that carry too much body fat

[Legendary]

Its hard to argue with the success of certain plump fighters, but could you imagine if the pudgier fighters had got a little more trim and had better diets?

Fedor: Could of easily weighed 210-215 and been a light heavyweight, or even a middleweight by today's standards. Walked around 230 on average

Werdum: Weighs like 240, looked pretty fat in the Reem fight. He could cut like 20 pounds of fat and be a light-heavyweight.

Roy Nelson: 5'11 260

Kelvin: Really belongs at 170, but he eats too much.

Cain: Was always like a flabby 240, he could lose 20 pounds of fat easily.

Hendricks: 5'9 and 220 pounds.

Barnett: Always has had some extra jelly on him.

Mark Hunt: 5'10 and like 280.

Derrick Lewis: I think he weighs like 280

Who else? If you are a PROFESSIONAL fighter, shouldn't try to keep your weight down?

 

[frederick]

inb4 it's not a bodybuilding competition

 

[Legendary]

inb4 it's not a bodybuilding competition

Fighters should attempt to be in the best shape possible, you know so they don't get their ass kicked?

Being 30 pounds overweight is not a person's optimal form, maybe for linemen, but not a fighter.

Another reason why 205 and heavyweight should merge. Most light heavyweights already weigh like 220-230 anyways.

 

[frederick]

Fighters should attempt to be in the best shape possible, you know so they don't get their ass kicked?

Being 30 pounds overweight is not a person's optimal form, maybe for linemen, but not a fighter.

I agree with you, I just know the predictable response to this kind of thread.
It behooves a fighter to be in their best possible physical condition.

 

[King Pun**]

Tyler Durden:



he was secretly carrying way toto much body fat too fast and it all spilled

 

[DragonRising]

Guess ill do it

Im sorry guys, too easy

 

[LEWIS540]

Its hard to argue with the success of certain plump fighters, but could you imagine if the pudgier fighters had got a little more trim and had better diets?

Fedor: Could of easily weighed 210-215 and been a light heavyweight, or even a middleweight by today's standards. Walked around 230 on average

Werdum: Weighs like 240, looked pretty fat in the Reem fight. He could cut like 20 pounds of fat and be a light-heavyweight.

Roy Nelson: 5'11 260

Kelvin: Really belongs at 170, but he eats too much.

Cain: Was always like a flabby 240, he could lose 20 pounds of fat easily.

Hendricks: 5'9 and 220 pounds.

Barnett: Always has had some extra jelly on him.

Mark Hunt: 5'10 and like 280.

Derrick Lewis: I think he weighs like 280

Who else? If you are a PROFESSIONAL fighter, shouldn't try to keep your weight down?

World champions probably know more about their bodies than slobs on sherdog, imo.

 

[Finnish Fan]

All WMMA, with maybe JJ as the exception.

 

[in the liver]

Fighters should attempt to be in the best shape possible, you know so they don't get their ass kicked?

Being 30 pounds overweight is not a person's optimal form, maybe for linemen, but not a fighter.

Another reason why 205 and heavyweight should merge. Most light heavyweights already weigh like 220-230 anyways.

If you put on fat you automatically put on muscle. In an era of natural athletes, they need to put the fat on to put on the muscle. Then when you start cutting the body fat you start losing muscle too, while also running at a caloric deficit, depleting your body's energy stores.

everything you think you know is wrong, theres a reason everyone doesn't look like a bodybuilder, and theres a reason lots of fighters kick ass when they go up a weight class.

 

[Ramon Antonio]

How can you forget to mention DC?

 

[Legendary]

If you put on fat you automatically put on muscle. In an era of natural athletes, they need to put the fat on to put on the muscle. Then when you start cutting the body fat you start losing muscle too, while also running at a caloric deficit, depleting your body's energy stores.

everything you think you know is wrong, theres a reason everyone doesn't look like a bodybuilder, and theres a reason lots of fighters kick ass when they go up a weight class.

Well no shit, still doesn't excuse being fat.

Fighters do better when going up because they cut less weight. Not because they got fatter.

 

[freakyfarley]

How can you forget to mention DC?

DC has a perfect body how dare you?

 

[Legendary]

World champions probably know more about their bodies than slobs on sherdog, imo.

 

[spooNN]

 

[in the liver]

Well no shit, still doesn't excuse being fat.

Fighters do better when going up because they cut less weight. Not because they got fatter.

They look drastically different in the fight, they are carrying more fat in the octagon.

Did you see cain beat brock lesnar or what.little flabby mexican smashing the shit out of 300lbs of roids and nuclear waste.

The reality here is there are different body types. Carlos condit is never going to look like mark hunt and daniel cormier, who was chubby in the olympics, is never going to look like yoel romero. Jon Jones will never have legs like a grown man and bigfoot silva is never gonna have a normal size torso. If you wanna fap to guys with abs you could probably find better websites to look at than mma ones

 

[Squintz]

TS wants 6'4 Werdum who's held the belt at HW and about to turn 40 years old in 10 days to drop 20 pounds of fat and make 205 when he weighs 240.



Also

Rashad finally dropped down to 185. He was finally in the best shape of his life and shredded to the max. He was supposed to be faster, quicker and more explosive. Instead he looked slow, weak and sluggish.

 

[mmaday4day]

Fighters should attempt to be in the best shape possible, you know so they don't get their ass kicked?

Being 30 pounds overweight is not a person's optimal form, maybe for linemen, but not a fighter.

Another reason why 205 and heavyweight should merge. Most light heavyweights already weigh like 220-230 anyways.

Marc Hunt is kicking ass and knocking fools out since 1999.
Cain, DC, Fedor and Werdum all had/have great careers.
What are you babbling on about?

 

[Ramon Antonio]

DC has a perfect body how dare you?

Someone is into chubby men I see. I won't judge you though, you can't choose what you're attracted to.

 

[freakyfarley]

Someone is into chubby men I see. I won't judge you though, you can't choose what you're attracted to.

Thank you.

 

[NationWideNinja]

Some people just maintain a bit of fat even when training super intense and eating healthy. This idea that everyones optimal condition is when they have abs and 10% bodyfat is crazy.