What was Islam's weight advantage over Volk?

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So he had a 4 inch height advantage (likely 5 inches) and a leg length advantage but not a wingspan advantage.

So what was his weight? and what was Volks fight night weight? Did Volk bulk up for this or no?
 
I have no idea but I bet neither fighter has faced an opponent this strong. They both had gorilla strength.
I would guess max 10-15 lbs difference between them.
 
Welterskelter said:
I have no idea but I bet neither fighter has faced an opponent this strong. They both had gorilla strength.
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Arman is stronger than Volk, he just gassed. Round 1 and 2 were razor rhin in that fight, go back and rewatch it.
 
Most elite Lightweights step into the cage between 170-175lbs after rehydration.

There probably wasn't more than a 5lb difference between Makhachev and Volkanovski if any at all.

Any gain over 15% of the contracted weight isn't healthy, nor does it confer any real advantages, because it is likely to lead to water poisoning.
 
UFCIsNOTRigged said:
Most elite Lightweights step into the cage between 170-175lbs after rehydration.

There probably wasn't more than a 5lb difference between Makhachev and Volkanovski if any at all.

Any gain over 15% of the contracted weight isn't healthy, nor does it confer any real advantages, because it is likely to lead to water poisoning.
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I am aware of the diminishing returns and then the point of organ failure and or death in huge excessive weight cuts. I also realize that 20lbs for a smaller guy is a larger % of his overall mass compared to Lesnar cutting 28lbs. Weight cutting needs to be banned like ONE but actually enforced.
 
Islam didn't look as big as he normally does. I think the short rehydration affected him a lot more than it affected Volk.

Volk looked like a solid 170lbs. His core was very thick. His legs looked double the size of Islam's. I think Islam was around the same weight as well, maybe a few pounds more.
 
There wasn’t much of a size difference between Islam and Volk due to the short rehydration time, if anything I think it favored Volk quite significantly. Islam just has a lot of haters, becuz the size difference between Jack and Brown was much greater and it wasn’t mentioned very much leading up to the fight
 
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HuskySamoan said:
Arman is stronger than Volk, he just gassed. Round 1 and 2 were razor rhin in that fight, go back and rewatch it.
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R1 Islam defends Arman's TD attempt, reverses him, presses Arman against the cage and eventually gets a trip take down and has near full mount with Arman's legs trapped. Islam had to work a lot harder to get Volk down. Arman has excellent scrambles but Volk still looks stronger to me.
 
Diamondsareforever47 said:
I am aware of the diminishing returns and then the point of organ failure and or death in huge excessive weight cuts. I also realize that 20lbs for a smaller guy is a larger % of his overall mass compared to Lesnar cutting 28lbs. Weight cutting needs to be banned like ONE but actually enforced.
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Every few events you will see a fighter in UFC/Bellator have their fight cancelled after successfully making weight for "medical reasons".That medical reason usually is because a fighter contracted water poisoning after rehydrating too much.

There are plenty of problems with ONE's system its why no other major organization has adopted their model. A fighter making a weight hydrated does not mean they made the weight healthy. Hydration testing is not a cure.
 
Welterskelter said:
R1 Islam defends Arman's TD attempt, reverses him, presses Arman against the cage and eventually gets a trip take down and has near full mount with Arman's legs trapped. Islam had to work a lot harder to get Volk down. Arman has excellent scrambles but Volk still looks stronger to me.
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Arman was back to his feet from that trip in about 30 seconds and outlanded Makhachev in both rounds 1 and 2 in total strikes I believe. There was very little control time in the first 2 rounds.
 
HuskySamoan said:
Arman was back to his feet from that trip in about 30 seconds and outlanded Makhachev in both rounds 1 and 2 in total strikes I believe. There was very little control time in the first 2 rounds.
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I was talking about Volk being Islam's strongest opponent to date. Like actual strength. As for the Arman fight, it was scored 30-27, 30-27, 29-28. Arman threw more but Islam landed more. Islam beat Arman in the clinch, in take downs, and in control time.
 
Diamondsareforever47 said:
I am aware of the diminishing returns and then the point of organ failure and or death in huge excessive weight cuts. I also realize that 20lbs for a smaller guy is a larger % of his overall mass compared to Lesnar cutting 28lbs. Weight cutting needs to be banned like ONE but actually enforced.
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LoL Lesnar never fought at 293. He even claimed 305 at one point. Him and Carwin were both claiming to be 290+ in cage for their fight. For Reem vs Lesnar, the ufc billed it as "the biggest HW fight ever" and "it doesn't get any bigger". Except it does.
Fuckers.
 
Welterskelter said:
I was talking about Volk being Islam's strongest opponent to date. Like actual strength. As for the Arman fight, it was scored 30-27, 30-27, 29-28. Arman threw more but Islam landed more. Islam beat Arman in the clinch, in take downs, and in control time.
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Arman landed more total strikes, Islam landed slightly more significant strikes despite there really being very few actual significant strikes. First 2 rounds were super close.
 
Volk looked really heavy likely 5-10 lbs more than Islam and prolly on Tittyboy's special juice formula as well.
 
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