Islam should watch his diet and go easy on the lifts

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So they can fight the guys who cut from 220 lbs

No those guys need to fight at 205 or they UFC should make a 225 division and put them there. We have guys weighing 230 pounds normally that was just recently fighting at MW. That's terrible.

 

[Steve Fox]

Islam should just run through the division. A rematch with Charles shouldn't be considered at this point. Give him someone new. I hope Hooker wins, so, at least he can be up next.

I feel like these rematches are tarnishing what he is doing.

 

[HHJ]

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No those guys need to fight at 205 or they UFC should make a 225 division and put them there. We have guys weighing 230 pounds normally that was just recently fighting at MW. That's terrible.

I agree that it's a bad situation but if everyone's doing it, its sink or swim.

 

[cmw43]

Really doubt a journalist from Spain would know anything about islams decisions lol.

Besides he not even a huge lw, he weighed less than a former fw in his last fight

That former FW wasn't a small LW either weren't both guys cutting nearly 25lbs?

Someone started collecting up incage weights for biggest cuts, Islam and Money would be 5th and 6th at Lightweight of the 20+ listed id say that puts them both on the big side.

Thread 'Compilation of Fighters' Cage Weight (Redux)'

Jun 26, 2019

I had to create a new thread because the original thread's first post hit the 10,000 character limit; I asked for the original thread to be locked, in case you were wondering.

If you want to contribute, include your source for a fighters' cage weight and I'll update the thread accordingly.

Fighters are sorted by weight, in descending order.

Heavyweight
(2013) Antonio Silva: 282.4 lbs
(2009) Brock Lesnar: 275 lbs

Light Heavyweight
(2017) Daniel Cormier: 236 lbs
(2023) Alex Pereira: 227...

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[Rektkid]

Islam should just run through the division. A rematch with Charles shouldn't be considered at this point. Give him someone new. I hope Hooker wins, so, at least he can be up next.

I feel like these rematches are tarnishing what he is doing.

He's already fought Hooker. Charles rematch would be intriguing but I would rather see Arman. I hope they don't make Chandler/Arman, it does nothing for Arman and if Chandler flukes a win he'll get an undeserving title shot.

Beating that journeyman should not constitute to a title shot anyway.

If Islam beats Charles and Arman again, I think he's officially done at LW.

 

[Steve Fox]

He's already fought Hooker. Charles rematch would be intriguing but I would rather see Arman. I hope they don't make Chandler/Arman, it does nothing for Arman and if Chandler flukes a win he'll get an undeserving title shot.

Beating that journeyman should not constitute to a title shot anyway.

If Islam beats Charles and Arman again, I think he's officially done at LW.

He did. Damn! Forgot about it.

Chandler vs Arman is such a fuck up.

 

[Feaser]

”I’m not asking to pad his record” -TS

“Should fight the winner of Gaethje/Hooker” -also TS
“Should fight Arman in the desert” - yep, also TS

Please for real ?

It’s ridiculous. He should demand that Arman fight next from Dana. He as a champion has deserved and all the rights to fight a real number one contender.
If Dana is too petty, then the next credible contender and the biggest fight at LW is Charles.
Angling for any other opponents at LW is record padding. Gaethje, Chandler, Hooker, even Holloway, no one is a top contender no matter how you twist it.

I kinda feel sorry for the champ, has had big misfortune with the matchups, injuries and cancellations. Best for his career and legacy would have been the WW title fight, but Belal played his cards like a real snake, ruining the opportunity for him to be the double champ.

I would like to see him fight Gaethje or Chandler after he fights Arman, if Chandler can manage to beat someone ranked. Those fighters are always dangerous, and Islam is not the most durable. Anything can happen. If they turn out to be easy defenses, then that’s the way it goes. The biggest bitch move would for him to roach out on the division and blame it on the weight cut. He’s been cutting to lightweight for years. There’s no reason it should be a problem now that he’s barely surpassed BJ Penn’s record for title defenses.

 

[Conan the K-9]

I would like to see him fight Gaethje or Chandler after he fights Arman, if Chandler can manage to beat someone ranked. Those fighters are always dangerous, and Islam is not the most durable. Anything can happen. If they turn out to be easy defenses, then that’s the way it goes. The biggest bitch move would for him to roach out on the division and blame it on the weight cut. He’s been cutting to lightweight for years. There’s no reason it should be a problem now that he’s barely surpassed BJ Penn’s record for title defenses.

The biggest bitch move would be him sitting out until the end of the year and blaming that there is no one to fight. Obviously there are lots of potential matchups for him, some better and more competitive than others.

 

[Feaser]

The biggest bitch move would be him sitting out until the end of the year and blaming that there is no one to fight. Obviously there are lots of potential matchups for him, some better and more competitive than others.

Before they have the title, they say “no one will fight me."
After they get the title, they say “there is no one left to fight."
See how it works?

 

[cburm]

Yeah the older you get the harder itle be to cut to a weight class that you never belonged in .. and will eventually force him out of it.

The guy should go to mw or ww

 

[moosaev]

Yeah, obviously he (the journalist) has zero insider info. Apparently it was small talk bw Islam and his team just after making weight.

And c'mon, Islam is huge for 155 although I suspect you're making a -not bad- joke here.


I'm pointing at Dana hinting a "surprising big next fight" for Islam. Dude has to stop looking only at the biggest next fight.
In the current roster there's great potential (Ilia, DDP, Aspinall, obviously Pereira...) for historic greatness.

But the only guy that's set for it is Islam.
A champion the UFC could sit on the same table of the all-time legends along GSP, DJ, AS, Jones (he's 1 fight away -hopefully Tom- from retirement, most likely) crowning the current generation and era.

Plz don't ruin it.

Are you talking about the guy on Yoel Romero’s podcast? No offense but he sounded like he was full of shit. He made all sorts of crazy claims about what Khabib wants vs what Islam wants, etc. He straight up pulled all of that out of his ass lol. Generally speaking these kind of claims that purport to know what specific fighters are thinking are almost always inaccurate, often because fighters themselves don’t know what they’ll do. They retire, the unretire, etc.

 

[Ozze]

I'm guessing the "never cutting weight again" after weigh-ins is the same as the classic "never drinking again" after waking up with a massive hangover.

 

[krelianx]

The only reliable MMA journalist here in Spain claims that he said to his team after the weight-in that he's not going through this cut ever again.
He has also stated that he wants to fight two more times this year.

I believe Islam can win vs Shavkat or whoever holds the belt @ 170 by then.
But, once again, he is just 2 victories away from the best win streak ever in the UFC.

Dana shouldn't be so short-sighted but rather lead the only current fighter that is in the position to make history and set a huge landmark towards this path.
I am not asking for padding his record, quite the opposite, but his best shot at it is staying @ 155.

1. June
UFC should wait to Gathje vs Hooker. IF it's not a total war and the winner doesn't sustain a ton of damage -unlikely-, Islam should fight him.
If not possible, then rematch Charles.
Even if Gaethje/Hooker winner would deserve the title fight, and "it's MMA so anything can happen"... we can see how those fights would go.

Islam is big, strong and skilled enough to out-wrestle, out-grapple and out-muscle any of them letting go a pound or three before starting the cut.

2. October: Arman @ Abu Dhabi

Now, yes, the last grueling weight cut and fight @ 155 of his career.

If he wins both (it's a long shot, but he'd be a huge favorite in the 1st and a big one in the 2nd), he leaves 155 for good with the first ever 17 win streak and 6 title defenses (2x Khabib, BJ, Frankie, Benson).
Division cleared, undeniable resume and no stone unturned.

And he'd be still 34, so he could take the time to bulk up and properly move to 170.

Don't mess a legendary run in sight for some Topuria beef or double-belt nonsense.

I think they should make the Arman fight, and then set him up for a 170lbs fight, provided Shavkat takes it which is far from a lock. If not, I think there's more interest in fighting Topuria than a rematch with Charles or a fight with Hooker/Gaethje. But since he seems reluctant to keep fighting below, I'd say lock him with the winner of Hooker Gaethje, if it comes to that. They really need fresh blood at the top of LW, though...

 

[chinarice]

As long as he has a fight in Abu Dhabi, he can weigh whatever he feels like and fight at 155.

The scale is but a mere prop.

 

[moosaev]

As long as he has a fight in Abu Dhabi, he can weigh whatever he feels like and fight at 155.

The scale is but a mere prop.

He fought in Western countries in 3 of his last 4 fights but you morons won’t stop mentioning Abu Dhabi.

 

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