Media Kayla was peeing blood after the weight cut "I'm not built to weigh 135lbs"

[ExitLUPin]

Has to be one of the most insane cuts in MMA history. She fought @ 155 in PFL and cut to make it. She is physically bigger than a number of male UFC FWs. Bryce Mitchell, Dan Ige are 2 ranked FWs...... Are they bigger than Kayla? I don't think so

She weighed in at 136lbs against Ketlen. Gonna have to cut 1 more against Pena and we all know that pound gets tougher and tougher.

With WFW gone how much longer does she have? If she makes weight and beats Pena she will probably fight a returning Amanda. Would she want at a catchweight or 145? Will Amanda want it 135? Can she really stay @ 135 for much longer?

 

[Red Lantern]

Are you sure it's not just a regular period hun??

Lol this is a bad joke. She should go back to PFL after winning the title imo. Fight Claressa Shields for money fight. Idk if the UFC pay is even worth the health risk of the crazy weight cut and the CTE for taking hits to the face.

 

[PurpleStorm]

Hoping she consults with more than one doctor. She's got a daughter and should be around for her.

 

[Doctor Grudge]

Are you sure it's not just a regular period hun??

Lol this is a bad joke. She should go back to PFL after winning the title imo. Fight Claressa Shields for money fight. Idk if the UFC pay is even worth the health risk of the crazy weight cut and the CTE for taking hits to the face.

Claressa Shields wasn't even on the main card on the last MMA event she appeared on. Hardly seems like a money fight.

 

[MidgardSerpent]

"I don't like to make excuses like other people, but here are some excuses...."


I get how the ego aspect makes a person want to elaborate on how they could have performed a lot better, but it's still always funny to see.

 

[Chagaev]

We went trough this before with Cyborg, part of the muscle mass has to go if she wants an easier cut.

If a 34 YO woman is built to carry all that then she's really something special.

 

[Doctor Grudge]

That main card was all champions. She has been getting main card and even main in every other event. Aaron Pico even fought in undercard on the event you mentioned.

2 of the fights on the main card didn't involve champions.

Yes, it was a stacked card, but it is not like Shields was super high on the prelims either. She was behind Ali's crappy son.

If she was a draw she would have been higher on the card, that's kind of obvious regardless if there are champs on the card.

She's not an important fighter in MMA, she was a project. If Kayla wanted a money fight it would be Cyborg.

 

[GiganticMeat]

It would have been more disconcerting if she was bleeding pee.

 

[wh4tttt]

Damn thought that was Dave Mustaine in that weigh in pic.

Going to have to lose some of that lean mass.

 

[Objectively Correct]

this reminds me of that one fighter who said she had staph right on her pussy, who was that

 

[CroCopsLHK]

The fight starts before the weigh in. Kayla does her best work at 135 and how many times can she get there? So 135 won't see her too much. I'd hate to see her win the belt and bounce out. But then what's there to say about the division?

 

[don't ask]

Are you sure it's not just a regular period hun??

Lol this is a bad joke. She should go back to PFL after winning the title imo. Fight Claressa Shields for money fight. Idk if the UFC pay is even worth the health risk of the crazy weight cut and the CTE for taking hits to the face.

I'm pretty sure the UFC contracts won't let her leave if she's still champion. They stripped the Sunset Clause after Francis left.

 

[don't ask]

"I don't like to make excuses like other people, but here are some excuses...."


I get how the ego aspect makes a person want to elaborate on how they could have performed a lot better, but it's still always funny to see.

Alex Perreira did the same thing. It sounds like both of them were going through intense medical challenges and still pulled off victories. I'd rather know about this than not know about this.

 

[don't ask]

this reminds me of that one fighter who said she had staph right on her pussy, who was that

Colby

 

[TheMadHatter]

sounds like she might not be wanting the title shot now. will the ufc bring back 145 for kayla?

 

[DOMMA]

She carries an unnatural amount of mass for a women at 34 years old. Maybe a little more cardio and a little less weight training would help?

 

[ThaiSexPills]

Shed 5-10 pounds of muscle. Problem solved. It could be done pretty easily. A less draining cut would likely make her perform even better a little lighter.

 

[Dana's Conscience]

Are you sure it's not just a regular period hun??

Lol this is a bad joke. She should go back to PFL after winning the title imo. Fight Claressa Shields for money fight. Idk if the UFC pay is even worth the health risk of the crazy weight cut and the CTE for taking hits to the face.

Didn't PFL just make a video shitting on her?

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Nunes vs Kayla in a one off 145 title fight.

 

[TheMMAnalyst]

Everyone dropping the same truth bomb - far too much muscle, should be doing more cardio and speed training primarily. I bet she is ultimately reliant on having a massive strength advantage to make her game work.

Atrocious striking and can’t shoot takedowns, so relies on being a tank that bullies girls in the clinch where they can’t help but get out-muscled and tripped/thrown by a high level judoka. Then she can recover while playing a safe and patient top game before rinsing and repeating.

So if she made the cut easier for herself by losing some muscle mass she’d likely be weaker in the clinch and against the best girls in the division won’t be as effective with such a one-dimensional approach where you need to be significantly stronger than opponents.

Basically she’s the architect of this because in PFL she didn’t have to cut much fighting at 155 so could make the same game work even more effectively against far lesser opposition.

I don’t know how her striking is still this bad after so many years at ATT, I guess some fighters (especially in WMMA) just aren’t equipped to develop parts of the fight game.