How would Schaub have faired at 205 instead of HW?

[loisestrad]

Schaub is the epitome of a athletic dude who has no place competing in MMA. Dude's chin and killer instinct were non-existent.

6-5 (should be 7-4) in the absolute division in the worlds premiere MMA org, but "has no place competing in MMA"

Oh, Sherdog...

 

[NDiaz209]

That lip control...hmm..

 

[Megatronlee]

Schaub is the epitome of a athletic dude who has no place competing in MMA. Dude's chin and killer instinct were non-existent.

How he beat crockpot?

 

[SaigeVanZant]

His boxing would be light years ahead the 205 division

 

[BobblyStruggles]

Well time to piss off Sherdog.

This happened.

 

[DoctorTaco]

I think you’d be surprised

 

[Rock3091]

I bet you would be surprised.

 

[Rozko]

The weight cut would have drained him and that chin would likely be worse from the dehydration. He would have a glass cannon.

 

[Diktaattori]

b..

 

[Judge Lance Ito]

6-5 (should be 7-4) in the absolute division in the worlds premiere MMA org, but "has no place competing in MMA"

Oh, Sherdog...

lol by your stats he lost about half his fights. Most of them brutally.

His only good win was against a shot and unmotivated Crocop who just didn't click in the UFC.

 

[rodkek]

Food Truck Diaries. Have you seen it? No chance in hell he could have stayed healthy and made it to 205.

big fan

 

[Tyler Durden]

I think you’d be surprised

What else you got Chin?

 

[Herwald]

Memes aside, I think he was legit too big for LHW. Maybe pre-USADA he could've gotten down there, but not after.

In terms of success, he probably would've done about as well as he did at HW - some good wins, but not champ material.

 

[Ibm]

Way too big

 

[Givvee]

In straight up 205? I think people would have been surprised.

 

[BluntForceTrama]

Oh for sure smoke show

 

[ChristianZilla]

I'm not sure a weight cut to 205 would have been good for him. He is a pretty big guy.

 

[kahiljabroni]

Obligatory.

Holy shit that was funny

 

[BalloonFoot]

I don't think he could have made weight. That being said, it still would have been better than his comedy career.

He probably could make LHW. There are definitely guys at HW that could make LHW, but that would mean that they would have to cut weight and have an actual diet most of the time. If you got guys like Paulo and Khabib cutting massive amounts to make weight, then some of these flabby HWs can do the same. Take Tanner Boser for example. Dude should be a LHW. 6'2, 233 lbs (sherdog profile) and no visible abs, and dude could definitely make LHW.

I also get that most HWs aren't used to cutting weight and would rather not. It would be nice to see flabby fighters, fighting at their proper weight class, instead of a higher weight class because they coming in fat.

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

would have done worse, as more skilled guys there