Media Looks like Makhachev has been putting on the weight well

[ExitLUPin]

Not surprising. He was always one of the physically biggest LWs we've seen. Walks around 200-lbs and for fight night rehydrates to ~180-lbs (not that many LWs have ever rehydrated 25-lbs - Tibau, Felder, Dober, being a few). He usually weighed high-170s to 180-lbs on fight week, but for WW he'll likely be around 190-lbs.

 

[xhaydenx]

Just a bigger target for when JDM sleeps him.

 

[Doughie99]

Just a bigger target for when JDM sleeps him.

I have no real Dog in That Fight, but I would like to see a GOOD HARD EXTENDED battle.

So many fights end FAR too quickly (like the Aspinall vs Gane fight) so i'm readyt for an epic battle.

I do think it'll take a special performance to beat Makhachev at 170lbs. He's just very dangerous and I'm sure motivated to gain a new belt.

 

[JoeRowe]

He looks like he always does outside of fight week. Seems like an average size WW

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

Not surprising. He was always one of the physically biggest LWs we've seen. Walks around 200-lbs and for fight night rehydrates to ~180-lbs (not that many LWs have ever rehydrated 25-lbs - Tibau, Felder, Dober, being a few). He usually weighed high-170s to 180-lbs on fight week, but for WW he'll likely be around 190-lbs.

He hired Overeem as his dietician after seeing Overeem eat

 

[SamuraiBro]

He looks the same just less of a weight cut. I don’t think he added much muscle. He’ll look healthier on the scale and people will be like ‘woah dude he’s yuge now!!!’

 

[Blue_Ribbon]

lol that is just his walk around weight

 

[legedema]

he looked gassed

 

[Conan the K-9]

He looks fat, no abs.
I thought he would not want to do such a big cut for the weight ins, but if this is new footage then his water cut will be similar or worse than for his LW fights. Say goodbye to that chin.

Retaining a lot of water from his first cycle of creatine…

 

[ExitLUPin]

He looks fat, no abs.
I thought he would not want to do such a big cut for the weight ins, but if this is new footage then his water cut will be similar or worse than for his LW fights. Say goodbye to that chin.

Retaining a lot of water from his first cycle of creatine…

Last week he said he was 87 kg (191-lbs) and planned to be at 83 kg (183-lbs) leading into the weight-cut on fight week. He isn't going to be cutting the same proportion of weight he did at LW.

 

[Johnnny]

He said he started taking Russian "creatine"

Even before that, he was noticeably bigger than Belal, who was similar in size to JDM.

 

[BroScienceTalkatWork]

That’s some modest gains with a lot of water weight. I can’t hate.. it’s tough making advanced stage gains.

 

[jeff7b9]

He said he started taking Russian "creatine"

Even before that, he was noticeably bigger than Belal, who was similar in size to JDM.

Whenever I see Belal in shades I think:

 

[legedema]

He looks fat, no abs.
I thought he would not want to do such a big cut for the weight ins, but if this is new footage then his water cut will be similar or worse than for his LW fights. Say goodbye to that chin.

Retaining a lot of water from his first cycle of creatine…

guess you never seen a fat guy

 

[dildos]

must be all that russian creatine.

 

[Conan the K-9]

guess you never seen a fat guy

For an athlete that doesn’t compete at heavyweight, he looks like retaining a lot of water and fat.
I seriously thought he wanted to avoid the water cut, but it looks like he didn’t want to diet down to low bf and is still cutting a ton of water.
They sure love their tiramisus.

 

[nonoob]

Whenever I see Belal in shades I think:

he would rock as a funky rapper, the true playa and female slaya.

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[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

Just a bigger target for when JDM sleeps him.

I have no real Dog in That Fight, but I would like to see a GOOD HARD EXTENDED battle.

So many fights end FAR too quickly (like the Aspinall vs Gane fight) so i'm readyt for an epic battle.

I do think it'll take a special performance to beat Makhachev at 170lbs. He's just very dangerous and I'm sure motivated to gain a new belt.

It will look like the Hooker fight, it will be done under a round.

 

[Croaker]

He looks fat, no abs.
I thought he would not want to do such a big cut for the weight ins, but if this is new footage then his water cut will be similar or worse than for his LW fights. Say goodbye to that chin.

Retaining a lot of water from his first cycle of creatine…

Lmao @ that being fat

just come out of the closet already

 

[Egészségére!]

Don’t know what people are talking about looks like he has a lot more muscle mass on him

Even still the closer it gets I’m getting the nagging feeling JDM by tko