"I dont cut much weight" - Fighters where this is actually true?

[LEWIS540]

Fact everyone saying Jiri should fight at MW, 23 pounds lighter than his fight weight, shows how mental cutting is these days.

 

[fedorthegoat777]

Fedor

 

[Pierced7681]

They both looked pretty soft at those weights (especially BJ, obviously)

Yea for sure I’m assuming machida was around 225 out of camp and then when he was training for a fight he’d clean up his diet and walk in around 215 before finishing the small cut to 205

 

[El Fernas]

Fact everyone saying Jiri should fight at MW, 23 pounds lighter than his fight weight, shows how mental cutting is these days.

Thats "normal" for modern MMA, a few MW´s fight heavier than that.

What about vegan Jon Fitch who claimed he only cut like 4lbs as a vegan……

I would only consider official data, just like some brag about how heavy they are after the fight.

 

[WildShrimper]

I think Heavyweight listings are kind of cheap, lots of HW don't cut to 265. I'd say LW Edgar didn't cut much

 

[Doctor Grudge]

Fact everyone saying Jiri should fight at MW, 23 pounds lighter than his fight weight, shows how mental cutting is these days.

23 pounds isnt that much for someone who is over 200 pounds.

 

[HavokHarmon]

Just want to note, the 199lbs against Cormier... that was Dan fully fed and hydrated.

He was on camera on the fight week blogs eating full meals. He also noted he made a point to get his water/food weight up.

That fight was a really dumb booking, even by UFC standards.

Good booking isn’t always getting the most competitive matchups available. A lot of the time it’s about showcasing guys you want to build up and letting the older generation pass some of their rub onto the newer one. It was a mismatch for sure but I think the UFC just wanted to show off Cormier, which this fight did. Dan was on the way out after losing 3 straight before stopping Shogun but he was still well known enough they wanted to squeeze as much out of him as they could.

 

[tequilaboy]

Royce Gracie, Saku, half the heavyweights

 

[ClosetVitorFan]

You gotta look at fighters of yesteryear to really find someone who didn't cut much. They all cut a crazy amount now. Some more than others. The age old saying "it doesn't matter how much they cut as long as they make weight" philosophy is still very much alive.

 

[LEWIS540]

Thats "normal" for modern MMA, a few MW´s fight heavier than that.

Yes, that's the point.