Media Fight day weights for UFC 298

[electric81]

https://x.com/aaronbronsteter/status/1762560837930070338

 

[svmr_db]

Costa putting on nearly 30 lbs lol, absolute mad man <Lmaoo>

 

[Krixes]

Damn, Neal cut 30lbs!!! Ian Garry is actually a small WW!!! I love getting this type of information. Thank you TS...

 

[Portland8242]

Ian Garry is only 180???

My god, I thought this guy was bird boned before but this really puts it into perspective now. Visually he looks like a very large WW but Neal had 20lbs on him apparently, just insane.

 

[Ares Black]

Today I learned that Junior Tafa's real name is Pascall Saumani Milo.

 

[Tweak896]

Damn Garry isn't a big weight cutter, only 10lbs. Also crazy Volk weighs less than Topuria, wasn't he supposed to weigh more than Islam on fight day?

 

[Portland8242]

Also Merab rehydrating 21 pounds for BW is pretty crazy too.

Those Georgian's are just built different.

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

Today I learned that Junior Tafa's real name is Pascall Saumani Milo.

lol

And he does reverse weight cuts lol

Came in cage lighter than the weigh ins lololol

 

[SeattleFightFan]

https://x.com/aaronbronsteter/status/1762560837930070338

Thanks for this OP.

7 fighters at 15% or higher. Damn. I applaud CSAC for trying to get the ball rolling on this 8 or so years ago. Too bad no one cared enough to join or support them.

 

[tbaumann]

I thought if your variance was greater than 10%, you were forced to go up a weight class on your next fight in CA. Is that still the case? Or am I mistaken about that requirement?

 

[The Clark]

I thought if your variance was greater than 10%, you were forced to go up a weight class on your next fight in CA. Is that still the case? Or am I mistaken about that requirement?

I believe it is only a suggestion, not a requirement.

 

[Thesnake101]

Neal is that big and for nothing.

 

[RonDante]

So we now know that ilias 172 figure is just a lie

and that geoff neal is one of the biggest welterweights ever

makes garrys win even more impressive since he only cuts 10

also kopylov is a pretty small middleweight

 

[jeff7b9]

MW fight equals 207 vs 215

Damn.

They actually weigh more total than Bas & Randleman when they fought for the HW title.

 

[SeattleFightFan]

I thought if your variance was greater than 10%, you were forced to go up a weight class on your next fight in CA. Is that still the case? Or am I mistaken about that requirement?

Not quite. It's confusing.

• 10% was the initial idea, back before they started gathering data (fight night weights). It was part of their "10 point plan".
• After a few years of gathering data, they found that half of fighters were 10% or more. Way higher than anyone expected.
• They changed it to 15%. Or maybe 14.7%. Back when Costa v Romero happened (and Romero was just under threshold and Costa was over). And they actually put in place a policy. But even then they didn't want to; Aspen Ladd forced their hand.
  • This is when they forced a few fighters to either move up, or "submit a plan" for staying. Including Costa. A serious lack of teeth....but still more than anyone else was doing.
• And now? Apparently there's no regulation anymore; just back to fact gathering. Full circle you might say.

I applaud them for trying. But no one (UFC, other states, etc) supported, joined or helped them. And I'm pretty sure most of the fans don't care either.

 

[NicholasJBasile]

Damn, Neal cut 30lbs!!! Ian Garry is actually a small WW!!! I love getting this type of information. Thank you TS...

That really suprised me as well I figured Garry would've been bigger than Neal but Neal was way bigger apparently.

 

[chinarice]

Also Merab rehydrating 21 pounds for BW is pretty crazy too.

Those Georgian's are just built different.

Yeah they are

 

[Dana's Moonface]

Costa putting on nearly 30 lbs lol, absolute mad man <Lmaoo>

So did Neal at 170!!
That's absolutely mental

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

Considering how bad Lemos looks during weigh-ins and the career weight issues Dern has had, the most surprising thing on here for me is how little both of them rehydrated. If you told me 2 women competed at 127 and just under 124, I'd ask when the UFC started doing atomweight. A combined 16% increase? 6 fighters alone had 16% or higher.

Extreme weight cutting makes it borderline normal for the the 145 title to be fought at 167 pounds. This shit's insane

 

[markys00]

Ah, yes. Those Georgians sure know their weight cutting

Also Merab rehydrating 21 pounds for BW is pretty crazy too.

Those Georgian's are just built different.