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is that Billy Graham?what is he doing?
is that Billy Graham?what is he doing?
I agree. That's the recipe.It is simple
Small caloric deficit
Super super High protein
High fat
Low carb
Lift weights regularly and hard with a program
Lose most of his fat, gain a little muscle. While losing fat maintain high protein in a slight calorie deficit. I promise you he will hit 185lbs or so from there a water weight cut to 170lbs is dooable
But his time has passed anyways he wont have another peak
Nobody came close to what Gastelum did.who else gave Izzy hell? Romero maybe? Vettori in the first fight?
Nobody came close to what Gastelum did.
That said, it was still a losing effort. When your best performance in a division is a loss, I wouldn't consider that unreal.
I know. But it was still only 1 fight. I don't think he would do that well again in a rematch.He’s a 170 lb guy who doesn’t want to cut. Izzy couldn’t do shit to Jan when he went up to 205 for example.
I know. But it was still only 1 fight. I don't think he would do that well again in a rematch.
If we look at his MW career overall, it's still not that great.
That's actually a really good comparisonMaybe he’s the Mexican Rocky then, except he doesn’t ever get the rematch with Creed?
I agree. That's the recipe.
cut down *massively* on carbohydrates : alcohol / bread / potatoes / fries / tortillas : these are all OUT.
I think what the guy is gonna do is just continue on eating shit as he has always done, and then "hire a dietitian" the last 4 to 6 weeks before his next fight to try to make 170lbs and he will probably FAIL to hit 171lbs because he just will not change his shit 'eat crap' lifestyle. Going on a crash diet the last 4 or 5 weeks is not going to work. He needs a permanent and substantial BODYFAT reduction for the rest of his fight days.
The dude is (my view) lazy, he is overly comfortable, slobs around with family and his girl 90% of the time- he has no real ambition, too much cash, he will not change. That is my prediction.
One more thing : I think Sean Shelby or Mick Maynard have called him and said "one more loss and that's it -- you're cut. Do something drastic".
I mean, you basically said what I said lol. I'd love to see Kelvin go on a run at 170 but only if his weight is under control. If you miss weight you need to have a damn good reason why.I don't think its necessarily a waste of time, could be good for his body that he wasn't cutting all that weight these years. Robbie fought at 185 outside the UFC and only returned to 170 once he returned and he looked great. Then again Robbie was always in amazing shape regardless of the division while Gastelum has looked less disciplined over the years.
cliffs
- relaxing at Ali's house
- excited for GSP's Hall of Fame induction, has always admired him
- moving out to Arizona to get out of comfort zone, train with Henry Cejudo
- is going to start working harder to finish fights
- considering hiring dietician, will take time to cut down to welterweight, possibly returning next year
- excited to see how Henry can help him elevate his game to the next level
- predicts Ortega to win by submission (admits possible Mexican bias)
He's actually only 29, he seems so much older because he came into the UFC so young.A little bit late ain’t it?
And it only get's harder to lose weight the older he get's. As a fan it's frustrating. I guess if Aldo can fight at a lower division at his age, I'm sure Kelvin can do it, but time is ticking.All those years he wasted at 185 when he could've just got his diet under control and probably had fought for the belt by now. He gave Izzy a good fight though.