There are currently zero top 10 heavyweights under the age of 30.

[surgeyou1]

Where them young prospects be at?

 

[Megatronlee]

Playing in the NBA finals rightnow and training in the NFL off season OR bouncing at a club

 

[Oeshon]

good news if ur a guy like todd duffee?

 

[joeyjoejoe]

Struggling in the regional shows. It's like the UFC is pretty picky about signing young unproven guys to the HW division.

 

[Megatronlee]

Or using that sports medicine degree to become a teacher lol

 

[countswagula]

Where them young prospects be at?

Cutting to 205 because the weight limit is too damn high

 

[Based God]

"Heavyweights mature at a later age" - Joe Rogan at UFC 174

 

[Skydome]

FW-MW is where it's at.

HW is a pretty bad division as far as depth, prospects etc and will continue to be until the pay scale is raised.

 

[thechoice2]

Dat new breed

 

[Devout Pessimist]

40 is the new 20.

 

[schwe30]

HW's usually have a later prime...

 

[Philtard]

Also, where have the explosive and powerful ones gone?

 

[Megatronlee]

Also, where have the explosive and powerful ones gone?

NFL
NBA
WWE
WALMART
Worldstar

 

[Philtard]

I expect the explosive and powerful under 30 heavyweights are like gold dust.

 

[Dragonseeker]

Where are the "new breed" of HWs?

 

[Philtard]

NFL
NBA
WWE
WALMART
Worldstar

Oh.

 

[capnlarge]

Where are the "new breed" of HWs?

Beating The Undertaker at Wrestlemania?

 

[Furiosozen]

JDS is 29 years old. He reaches 30 this year though.

 

[ALAN PARTRIDGE]

not many active HW's in the UFC at all. full stop

 

[Loisaida]

Someone said it already, the weight range is too large.
Anybody walking around at 230 or less, it really just makes sense to cardio down to 220ish, then cut to 205.

So your'e talking about guys who are so big at 230 plus, and so muscled they can't cut the weight, that they're probably playing another sport if they're a good enough athlete to fight professionally (Big Country notwithstanding).