Va-Va-Voom wrote:Cutting is a problem in MMA because they have fewer weight divisions that go up by at least 10 lb increments.
After 170 it goes to 185, then 205, then 265...
In boxing there a million divisions and no drastic leaps between them so cutting isn't an issue.
Oh it is.
James Toney once lost nearly 2 stone to make weight when he was a MW.
Even Chris Eubank Jr a MW (who doesn't cut) was moaning that George Groves was basically a LHW, he cuts from 13.04st to just under 12st.
Cruiserweight's weigh in at 200 lbs but cut down from 218+ ........ they're all at it.
I walk around at 198 lbs on the weekend and am 202 lbs right now, these Cruiserweight's are much bigger than I am.
Everyone should simply weigh in on the day of the fight, that way people will have to get down in weight properly i.e Fat and muscle or risk being in a weakened state if they choose to cheat with a hard water cut.
Why should other people have to risk their health just because some fools can't skill up to win and have to rely on size ......... not even any point doing that now because everyone is cutting so you don't even get a size advantage for doing it, its just dumb.