So why hasn't Chandler fought at featherweight?

[dog y]

Daniel Cormier used to wrestle at 184lbs before moving up to 211

150, 211. Same midget stuff.

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

Why hasn't Chandler ever dropped to 145 lbs?

Apparently he wrestled at 157 lbs & fought mma at 170 before & supposedly goes up to 180 lbs after weigh-ins but he still looks undersized at LW and is now fighting one of the bigger LWs in Oliveira

Granted Conor looked emaciated at 145 but he made it work & got a belt at that weight & he looks bigger than Chandler. MJ & Edson look way bigger framed and also make FW.

Any insights as to why FW never seems to be an option for him?

I'd think his chances at a TS would be as good beating Volk at FW than they are beating Charles at LW no? 50/50?

He's 2-3 at UFC LW. If his #1 goal is a ufc belt why not give FW a try? Why does it seem like it's not even an option?

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You said it yourself, he weighs 180+ in the cage. He can't make 145. I don't know why people can't grasp the concept of size outside of height. He is too big to make 145.

 

[BodybagJohnny**]

Too old to make that cut now.

 

[Egészségére!]

You said it yourself, he weighs 180+ in the cage. He can't make 145. I don't know why people can't grasp the concept of size outside of height. He is too big to make 145.

But his frame doesn't seem that broad to me either

I expected someone to say something like his style relies on power that would suffer too much if he cut down his muscle mass to make 145. I don't know why people can't grasp the concept of big frame vs big muscles, the latter of which can be reduced.

 

[El Fernas]

He is at the very end of his career, its not time to start a weight loss camp so he can drop to FW, thats how he is built.

 

[Snake_bite]

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

But his frame doesn't seem that broad to me either

I expected someone to say something like his style relies on power that would suffer too much if he cut down his muscle mass to make 145. I don't know why people can't grasp the concept of big frame vs big muscles, the latter of which can be reduced.

His legs are huge and he is extremely muscular. Muscle weighs more than fat so muscle takes up less space than fat, aka Chandler is a lot heavier than he looks.