Thursday Night Weigh-Ins?

[mideastbeast]

Anyone know why we had Weigh-Ins on Thursday night for Saturday night fights? I'm all for giving the fighters more time to rehydrate. I've just never seen that before.

 

[richardjohnson]

I think with the time difference and the fact they are doing this card at the normal US time it made more sense to give them more time to recover rather than less. For most cards they get roughly 36 or so hours to recover but if they did weigh ins the morning of the day prior to this fight they would have a decent bit less time for recovery. It’ll be interesting to see if the extra time noticeably benefits the fighters.

If Islam were fighting we’d have a bunch of idiots saying they did this just for him.

 

[Ares Black]

It's in Australia

 

[Jackonfire]

If Islam were fighting we’d have a bunch of idiots saying they did this just for him.

And those bunch of idiots would be right. The only time Australia shortened the hydration period following official weigh-ins was for the first Islam vs Volk fight.

"...Makhachev complained about having less time to rehydrate in Australia, due to the official weigh-ins being later in the afternoon – as opposed to the usual early morning"

'I rely on my skills': Alexander Volkanovski, Islam Makhachev argue about rehydration at UFC 294 press conference

ABU DHABI – Alexander Volkanovski thinks Islam Makhachev is making excuses by saying he didn't have enough time to rehydrate for UFC 284. Makhachev outlasted Volkanovski after five hard rounds February in Perth to retain his lightweight title. Makhachev…

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[Hank Grill]

They do things a little different down under mate. Plus they wanted to keep Strickland away from kids.

 

[richardjohnson]

And those bunch of idiots would be right. The only time Australia shortened the hydration period following official weigh-ins was for the first Islam vs Volk fight.

"...Makhachev complained about having less time to rehydrate in Australia, due to the official weigh-ins being later in the afternoon – as opposed to the usual early morning"

'I rely on my skills': Alexander Volkanovski, Islam Makhachev argue about rehydration at UFC 294 press conference

ABU DHABI – Alexander Volkanovski thinks Islam Makhachev is making excuses by saying he didn't have enough time to rehydrate for UFC 284. Makhachev outlasted Volkanovski after five hard rounds February in Perth to retain his lightweight title. Makhachev…

mmajunkie.usatoday.com

What I mean is they would be saying this was specifically done to give him an advantage but he isn’t even on the card so it’s obviously something they thought would be beneficial to all.

 

[bobafett]

Might be a difference maker for some of the fights. Du plessis seems like he cuts a bunch

 

[markys00]

They do things a little different down under mate. Plus they wanted to keep Strickland away from kids.

You'd know something about that, huh?

 

[Neck&Neck]

African privilege

 

[Hank Grill]

You'd know something about that, huh?

Aussies sure the philia I leave to guys whos pic is their rape van.