I distinctly remember seeing an interview with Hughes, a trainer or training partner where they said 200 walk around weight between fight camps but I can't find it so I'll back off that claim. But here he says he started fight week with Thiago Alves at 185, after finishing his camp.
"I walked in at 185 and have to make 171, so 14 pounds is what I’ll lose in this last week. But it’s typical. It’s not a big deal."
Name someone prominent in the talent-heavy UFC welterweight division. Chances are Matt Hughes has dished them a beat down at some point. His mixed martial arts record of 436 includes a 154 record in UFC bouts, two welterweight championship victories and a ridiculous seven title defenses against...
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And Alves himself said he walked at 195-200 lbs prior to that fight. He missed weight by 3 lbs but said it was because he rolled his ankle in training and couldn't cut properly.
“I wasn’t able to do anything for three days,” Alves said. “I am a really heavy guy. I walk around at 195-200 (pounds), so if I don’t keep my diet and work out really hard … even the last week before the fight, I (have to) train really hard to (try) to keep my weight low.”
Defeating longtime UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes (42-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC) is an impressive notch on any fighter’s belt, but for Thiago Alves (20-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC), this
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EDIT: Not sure I believe this given it came from Chael and/or Frank long after retirement, but allegedly
He said, ‘Chael, I’m actually 173’. And he said, ‘I’ll tell you a secret. The heaviest I ever weighed was 176. When you heard 193, that was added by the broadcast booth.'”
UFC legend Frank Shamrock dispels Chael Sonnen's long-held misconception of his heaviest weight react during his fighting days.
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