Media Kayla Harrison calls cut to 135 torture

This might be a stupid question. I aint no doctor... but if you cut down, why put all that weight back on just to eliminate it again a few months later? Can't you responsibly eat and diet to not put a ton of weight back on?
 
well, some chicks already has some belly in this weight class

the belly guys starts with the MW

this Kayla "muscle mommy" is a exception, no need to make a new higher weight class for women
 
Always thought women should fight in weight classes going from 140, 130, 120, 110.

Some of the best woman in combat sports fight super light and most average women athletes fall into 110-125 ranged and this gives some room for the taller women fighters.

There is a problem in women's MMA just as there is in male MMA above 185. The top tier athletes can make more money in other sports. Granted there is not much money in women's sports period, but it still pays more outside MMA with less long-term health risks.
 
I will never understand why the UFC doesn’t have a women’s 145 FW division and a 265+ SHW division
It’s stupid not to have it
 
Always thought women should fight in weight classes going from 140, 130, 120, 110.

Some of the best woman in combat sports fight super light and most average women athletes fall into 110-125 ranged and this gives some room for the taller women fighters.

There is a problem in women's MMA just as there is in male MMA above 185. The top tier athletes can make more money in other sports. Granted there is not much money in women's sports period, but it still pays more outside MMA with less long-term health risks.
You’re not wrong
 
The UFC chose that
There was plenty of talent at 145

There really isn’t. And I’m huge WMMA fan. 145 isn’t a division.

The best option would be to expand the weight limit for Bantam weight kinda like how Men’s HW has such a large window

So the female divisions would be 115,125,145
 
There was that fight a while back where she rehydrated up like 30lbs by fight day, insane shit

Dana really should try to create a Muscle Mommy weight class to retain Kayla and make WMMA more interesting
They couldn't sustain 145, it was 2-3 true FWs and mostly mediocre BWs that didn't cut. There isn't enough competition. They could make it open weight and there still wouldn't be enough.
 
There really isn’t. And I’m huge WMMA fan. 145 isn’t a division.

The best option would be to expand the weight limit for Bantam weight kinda like how Men’s HW has such a large window

So the female divisions would be 115,125,145
Nah, 125 to 135 is a big jump. Leave it as it is and maybe create a 145+ that also allows lighter weights to try their luck. It'll still be mostly overweight BWs though.
 
Nah, 125 to 135 is a big jump. Leave it as it is and maybe create a 145+ that also allows lighter weights to try their luck. It'll still be mostly overweight BWs though.

I feel like that argument further supports my proposal
 
This might be a stupid question. I aint no doctor... but if you cut down, why put all that weight back on just to eliminate it again a few months later? Can't you responsibly eat and diet to not put a ton of weight back on?
Kayla used to talk mad crap about female fighters who'd cut down multiple pounds below their natural weight classes. About how those women were setting a bad precedent and are a disgrace to the sport of wmma. Fast-forward a years later and she's become the very person whom she admonished.
 
Yeh, I don't think she has many fights left at BW. Would not be surprised at all if she retires after fighting Pena for the belt.

UFC should crap BW, make all those girls beef up to LW, and then sign all the girls PFL used for their LW girl season they did a bit back.

That was an awesome time. Big ass chicks who could actually do damage.
 
The thing about WFW is that there is really only enough of these girls around for just one good roster in one org. Instead of them being in 3, or 4 different orgs.

So if the UFC was serious, and wanted a viable FW division. The place to start would be by signing any of the good FW from any other org. Monopolize the division.

But I don’t think they want WFW anymore. But that’s because they didn’t build it properly. It was just Cyborg fighting mostly BW. The UFC didn’t even have 5 ranked women at FW. Which is too bad. Because I’ve really liked a few FW. Amanda, Felicia Spencer, Norma DuMont, and GDR were/are my fav girls that fought at FW in the UFC. Even Holly Holm fought at FW.

I’d like to see the FW back. But only if they do it properly.
 
They couldn't sustain 145, it was 2-3 true FWs and mostly mediocre BWs that didn't cut. There isn't enough competition. They could make it open weight and there still wouldn't be enough.
They could have done 145, but they didnt want to pay a lot of them. A lot of the best 145 pounders fought in Bellator and PFL.
 
That would basically just be waffle house, lol. Just the thought of a 180+lbs. Dyke-weight division is hilarious to me. Their tops would have the sleeves cut off and they'd all be beardless Roy Nelsons just sumo shoving each other.












Still better than power slap

this lady looks like she could do some damage. 6'4 265lb Valerie Adams. what a beast.
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