Paulo Costa and Stipe Miocic were only 7 pounds apart WTF

[Destino2018]

Absolutely insane this dude insists on fighting at MW.

 

[Ice Hotel]

 

[johny ringo]

I was gonna say if he could make the weight but…we all know how that turned out. Insane that he fights a 185. That like asking most Sherdogers to cut to heavyweight.

 

[Jman]

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Absolutely insane this dude insists on fighting at MW.

I guess the difference is the amount of fat?

You look at Stipe and its hard to see him being able to get down to 205 without losing a lot of muscle mass.

 

[Ackmed]

I guess the difference is the amount of fat?

You look at Stipe and its hard to see him being able to get down to 205 without losing a lot of muscle mass.

Are you saying you think Stipe's bf% is lower than Costa's?

 

[MarleyLynx]

That's how it be. WW's are LHW's. MW's are HW's. LHW's are HW's. The HW's are just those who agreed not to cut weight and diet lol.

 

[Doughie99]

I really don't see how Costa is going to be able to convince UFC to let him fight at 185lbs again, --- not after last weekend.

 

[nostradumbass]

What were Fedor and Cro Cop for their fight? I feel like 1 or both were less than 226. I know Cro Cop was 227 for his fight with Mir, and I think he was a few lbs smaller in Pride.

 

[Final Say]

still not sure how stipe’s camp thought being the same weight and using the same tactics for cormier and francis was the way to go

 

[McGrubie]

 

[Final Say]

Are you saying you think Stipe's bf% is lower than Costa's?

at 230 pounds, absolutely

 

[ncboy]

I guess the difference is the amount of fat?

You look at Stipe and its hard to see him being able to get down to 205 without losing a lot of muscle mass.

i think Stipe could hit 205. Might deplete him too much though. Paulo is too swole, he is not going to do much at 205. Needs to drop the extra muscle.

 

[The Hash Slinging Slasher]

I guess the difference is the amount of fat?

You look at Stipe and its hard to see him being able to get down to 205 without losing a lot of muscle mass.

Pretty sure that Stipe has a larger frame. Costa is similar in size but only because he’s so bulky. Stipe is a little bigger but without the beach muscles.

 

[HaulParris]

Costa ducking HW confirmed. Am I doing it right?

 

[The XL]

Stipe is a much larger framed man than Paulo is. Paulo has a shit ton of muscle on his frame and Stipe looked sort of gaunt in his last fight, and Stipe still weighed more.

 

[CodyMckenziesPrime]

Strange that Costa gained weight after a bicep injury, you’d think if anything that he’d lose weight with the inability to do bicep curls

 

[Johnnny]

I guess the difference is the amount of fat?

You look at Stipe and its hard to see him being able to get down to 205 without losing a lot of muscle mass.

Stipe could easily step on the scale weighing 205 without losing any muscle mass.

He weighed 230.5 for the second fight with Cormier. He would need to cut 25.5 lbs of water weight to make 205.

25.5 / 230.5 = 11%

It is not difficult for a fighter to cut 11% of their body weight in water, especially if they don't have a high body fat percentage.

Stipe wouldn't have to lose any muscle mass to fight at 205. He could cut water weight during fight week and then rehydrate to 230-235 in time for the fight.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

So what your saying is Stipe can make MW?

 

[Topher]

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Why does Stipe look like he’s cosplaying Dennis Leary in Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll.

 

[MMAcolyte]

BJ Penn style #IVsareforpussies #beerandhotdogs