Has anyone gone from tall skinny to short tank?

[superpunch]

Like imagine a guy like Conor McGregor being 5'9" 135 and bulking up to being like Hector Lombard at 185 or 205?

Has anyone ever done that?

Even Overeem was still tall at heavyweight. Rumble won't be tall but he won't be short.

 

[jagerbomber84]

Carwin cut height .

 

[Übermacht]

Conor already did that.

 

[Chris John]

Josh Haynes fought at 170 and is like tree fiddy now, not sure if his height changed though...likely not by much, if any.

 

[Killer Whale]

Not in mma but in boxing, James Toney is 5'9" - 5'10" was lean and won titles from middleweight (155 in boxing) and in every weight class up to heavyweight where he was the shorter stockier fighter. James Toney is dope.

 

[Erocthadon]

Josh Haynes fought at 170 and is like tree fiddy now, not sure if his height changed though...likely not by much, if any.

Is he tree fiddy again?

 

[Kumason]

I have seen this happen in lower orgs but mostly fat.As far as UFC fighters 5'9" Dennis Hallman was a stick vs Jens Pulver and had tons of MW and LHW fights.Not really a tank but wasn't all fat either.

 

[Haliacmon]

Igor Vovchanchyn is like 5´9 and started his MMA career at 190 pounds and went up to 240 pounds, looked like a bulldozer

 

[Egészségére!]

Monson went from LHW to 275 at 5'9"

 

[Kumason]

Monson went from LHW to 275 at 5'9"

Never seen him over 242.

 

[Noraa 666]

Never seen him over 242.

Ya me either. When him and Sylvia fought it looked hilarious

 

[JJ Frog]

Joe Riggs kind of flipped your scenario. Started as a big hoss fighting heavyweight and eventually competed at light heavy, middle and welterweight.