McGregor has to cut 28lbs from now!!!!

[TeamTanner]

This is not looking good for Conor. Damn. It would suck for him to lose only because he wasn't at his best.

It's absurd to even talk about Conor possibly losing because he was not at his best when the guy he's fighting only found out he was in 3 weeks before the day of the fight. Forget the fact that he called Mendes a B-level fighter, he's not even getting the best version of that "B-level fighter" so that should eliminate all excuses.

 

[Velasquez FC]

It would be pretty hilarious if he won the interim title and then have it get taken away for using an iv.

 

[UJustGotChaeld]

He walks around at 172 and probably makes his cut from 165ish.

 

[TeamTanner]

It would be pretty hilarious if he won the interim title and then have it get taken away for using an iv.

But it wouldn't really make any difference because he'd still fight Aldo next for the only belt anyone cares about. And if he didn't, then his next fight would be for an interim title anyway.


I don't even see why Conor should bother making 145. Sure it would look bad on him if he doesn't, but it wouldn't really change anything.

 

[TheProphetAxel]

He can probably naturally slim down another 5lbs just by dieting, and dehydrate the rest a few days before the fight. It's still an extreme weight cut, but let's not fool ourselves, that is very much the norm at the top of any division that isn't heavyweight.

This. Ronda cut 13 lbs in one day and beat Miesha in that rock climbing challenge on TUF the next morning. Weidman was able to cut 30lb in a week and still fight.

 

[Deleted member 245586]

lol

 

[808 boom]

On the MMA Hour today Chael told a similar story about the Conor ESPN visit and said 22 pounds, not 28.

 

[Stankalardum**]

It would be pretty hilarious if he won the interim title and then have it get taken away for using an iv.

the iv ban isn't in effect yet

 

[808 boom]

This. Ronda cut 13 lbs in one day and beat Miesha in that rock climbing challenge on TUF the next morning. Weidman was able to cut 30lb in a week and still fight.

Ronda's cut was actually 17 pounds in one day http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-c...t-17-pounds-one-day-prove-214523472--mma.html

 

[FlyingKimurabar]

This. Ronda cut 13 lbs in one day and beat Miesha in that rock climbing challenge on TUF the next morning. Weidman was able to cut 30lb in a week and still fight.

True, but Weidman still looked terrible in that fight and it's much less overall weight % for weidman than it is for Conor.

 

[UJustGotChaeld]

On the MMA Hour today Chael told a similar story about the Conor ESPN visit and said 22 pounds, not 28.

22pounds is a 13% weight cut, which is about what I expect, and is average, it's not a big cut.

 

[UJustGotChaeld]

True, but Weidman still looked terrible in that fight and it's much less overall weight % for weidman than it is for Conor.

30 lbs from 215 is actually a slightly higher % than Conor (assuming Conor is cutting from 167).

13.95% vs 13.17%

if Conor is 168 or smaller when he makes his final cut then it's a smaller percentage.

 

[FlyingKimurabar]

30 lbs from 215 is actually a slightly higher % than Conor (assuming Conor is cutting from 167).

13.95% vs 13.17%

if Conor is 168 or smaller when he makes his final cut then it's a smaller percentage.

Uh, why would we do that?

 

[TeamTanner]

On the MMA Hour today Chael told a similar story about the Conor ESPN visit and said 22 pounds, not 28.

It's definitely fair to say that Chael is known for lying and when he's not lying he's usually exaggerating.

 

[ithinktheymad]

I have lost 10lbs in an hour at a low bodyfat. 28 is doable.

 

[HDKIKR]

If Conor misses weight and the interim title is off the table many a lol will be had

I doubt very much that Conor will miss weight. As much as Conor talks shit and all the guy is a professional, he does all the media, all the travelling around and promotion even in the late stages of a training camp for the (interim) title. No whining about all the required commitments, he get's shit done. He'll make the weight.

 

[Gatts]

Wow, Sonnen squeals on fighters like they were helping him launder money.

 

[cumafish]

cormier tried to cut tons of weight cause he had a horrible diet

rumble is doing fine, so these long term damage to organs seems to be just assumption of yours

http://www.livestrong.com/article/538919-long-term-effects-of-cutting-weight-in-wrestling/

"More than 75 percent of youth wrestlers have practiced dehydration for weight loss as a competitive practice, according to Vanderbilt University. Although losing a little water weight is part of the natural cycle of your body, severe dehydration can cause lasting damage to your kidneys and heart. As the 1997 deaths of three college wrestlers from dehydration weight loss proved, it can even be fatal -- which is perhaps the longest-term effect of all."

 

[Cardio For Days]

Totally approve! Nice one.

 

[Toxxus]

http://www.livestrong.com/article/538919-long-term-effects-of-cutting-weight-in-wrestling/

"More than 75 percent of youth wrestlers have practiced dehydration for weight loss as a competitive practice, according to Vanderbilt University. Although losing a little water weight is part of the natural cycle of your body, severe dehydration can cause lasting damage to your kidneys and heart. As the 1997 deaths of three college wrestlers from dehydration weight loss proved, it can even be fatal -- which is perhaps the longest-term effect of all."

Three out of thousands and thousands of wrestlers. It's a very real risk, but the odds of it actually killing you are very small. You're more likely to die in a car accident driving to the event than you are from the weight cut.

Nobody asks us to reduce the maximum speed of automobiles to 20 mph even though that would save thousands of lives per year.