Khabib: "I'm gonna cut my leg to make weight"

[czitos188]

GG, fight is offically off. Khabib will end in hospital

 

[SVG]

This forum will be fun if he doesn't make 155.

The fallout will be huge.

 

[Yari]

 

[wompuscatwilly]

Then fight at WW?! I don't understand this extreme weight cutting. It kind of takes the sportsmanship out of it and actually makes fighter look like pathetic bullies. Fight men your own size!

 

[Novice4eva]

Anything to avoid fighting at 170. Pussy

 

[sirmorbach]

If he fucks things up one more time, he should NEVER be allowed to be matched up at 155 again.

 

[loisestrad]

Why the fuck would you cut a leg off to make weight? You would obviously lose the fight, missing one leg is a huge deal.

 

[Bjjpitbull8]

 

[ocfightfan]

Well...I appreciate your commitment. But I think stopping the tiramisu between the start of camp till after the fight will suffice.

 

[Congo66]

He should probably start campaigning to get MMA into the Paralympics so that he's got something to aim for when he misses weight.

 

[ThatGuy7698]

Team Tiramisu for the win!

 

[mikehunt]

 

[Porradossaurus]

Just cut the tiramisu.

 

[JOLLYjoe]

There's no back up plan on that card either. I wonder who they told to be in shape just in case shit....

 

[WARinsertname]

He should probably start campaigning to get MMA into the Paralympics so that he's got something to aim for when he misses weight.

He might finally show up to a fight and actually be able to win a title in Paralympics.

 

[TheAmericanGazelle]

Then fight at WW?! I don't understand this extreme weight cutting. It kind of takes the sportsmanship out of it and actually makes fighter look like pathetic bullies. Fight men your own size!

Some fighters kind of get caught in the middle between weight classes, where they are either going to be big for one division or somewhat below-average for the next one.

I've read so many different numbers about Khabib's natural size, so I don't know if it applies to him, but it definitely applies to some fighters.

 

[Myrddin Wild]

LMAO at the end. He says he could beat Tony Ferguson & then Conor McGregor in the same night. Classic.

 

[wompuscatwilly]

Some fighters kind of get caught in the middle between weight classes, where they are either going to be big for one division or somewhat below-average for the next one.

I've read so many different numbers about Khabib's natural size, so I don't know if it applies to him, but it definitely applies to some fighters.

And not to open the can of worms that is weight cutting but that's why I am against it. If fighters were cutting 10-15lbs of water weight to keep from being too small in a heavier class that is one thing. It's another level when you have guys like Khabib, Ferguson, Lee etc. that cut massive amounts of weight to be the biggest man in a small division. I attribute their success to being big over skill. Now obviously T-Ferg is a talented guy, but if he is walking around 200lbs like he claims then he should fight at MW. If he did fight at 85 he wouldn't have near the success. This sport was founded to find out who the baddest man was. Not to find out who can cut the most weight to be the biggest they can be to fight a smaller man.

 

[Cheapshart]

Why the fuck would you cut a leg off to make weight? You would obviously lose the fight, missing one leg is a huge deal.

 

[giantveggie]

Then fight at WW?! I don't understand this extreme weight cutting. It kind of takes the sportsmanship out of it and actually makes fighter look like pathetic bullies. Fight men your own size!

Khabib is 5'10" with 70" reach, Conor is 5'9" with a 74" reach, Nate is 6' with a 77" reach, Pettis is 5'10" 72.5" reach.

I don't see anything too out of line there for 155...

On the other hand Roy Nelson is 6'0" with a 72" at 265....