Markes isn't even a good wrestler. LOL. His weight advantage wouldn't help that much due to lack of technique. Aaron Simpson did drop down after that fight if I'm correct though.
I am a wrestling nuthugger to the core, but Markes irks me based on his fighting style... He just sort of wallows on top of people without managing to look dominant.
he said himself on twitter once that he was back up to 217 for a fight.
weird
If you can cut the weight, more power to you. I have no issue with it. Your weight class is the weight you weigh in at.
He has great technique.
Weight cutting should offically be limated to white american wrestlers.
Cutting weight is a skill, just like striking or wrestling.
Nobody bitches about GSP being heavier and stronger than whoever he's fighting.
Markes should fight Boetsch. Should be a real snoozer.
Everybody cuts weight. Everybody re-hydrates. Everybody plays by the same rules.
I don't know why you're singling out Ronny Markes.
You're a damn fool.
Have you ever tried to "stuff" takedowns from a fighter that only wants to grapple with you? You either need to be a much better wrestler than them or one of the best fighters in the division, period.
Even if you don't get taken down, you can be lose rounds just because the other guy was trying to take you down and you were preventing that. Entire rounds get eaten up in the struggle and by default go to the guy going for takedowns.
Nobody is putting on 32 lbs. in 24 hours.