Media Belal Muhammad jokes about cutting 44 lbs. in 11 days for Gilbert Burns fight (needs to cut 19 lbs.)

[fizzlehiss]

UFC is doing Belal dirty.

 

[JosephTessaro]

Belal is a professional and I can't see a reason why he wouldn't come in on weight.

Man if Belal is in good condition weigh in time, he has the stamina, cardio and ground control to get the victory. But this is a short notice fight, big cut for Belal. Not a big but for Gilbert. It could be a easy win for Gilbert if he is able to utilize his striking and ground game mixed in.

 

[swarrrm]

He's lying for clicks and it's working.

 

[TCE]

UFC is doing Belal dirty.

Good. What has Belal ever done for the company than put on snoozefests?

 

[beater81]

This is not a smart move on Belal's part for wanting and taking this fight right now. He just lost his spot in line for another year or 2.

 

[Dirty Frank]

Wow. Gilbert is one busy mofo

 

[Bos Docken]

He's lying for clicks and it's working.

I agree. 44 pounds in 11 days is just not possible. he has every incentive to lie and make himself appear superhuman, he has no incentive to tell the truth.

 

[mjoln]

wtf is going on with Gilbert opponents? they should burn fat but it looks like that only Gilbert burns

 

[MarleyLynx]

No way he’s 215

Idk... Lightweights are 190-200.

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

215lbs after Ramadan? Really?

 

[matrixremaster]

Sounds like Belal is going to lose.

 

[MMAFanCal]

No way he’s 215

Agreed. Nonsense. Everything that comes out Belal's mouth seems to be BS. He is quite small boned especially when he was next to 6'2" Leon Edwards. He simply does not have the frame and height to be 215 lbs without putting on a lot of fat. 190 - 195 lbs tops maybe. I finished fasting through the whole month of Ramadan and lost 4 lbs going down from 168 lbs to 164 lbs comparing empty stomach while on a 1000 - 1200 calorie Sohar and about a 1500 - 1700 calorie Iftar/Dinner (total of around 3000 calories per day during the fast). How did he gain so much weight unless he was stuffing his face with food at Iftar and Sohar time.

 

[Paul E Gensinger]

Odds Ba'al wont be wearing sunglasses while on the scales is OVER +9000.

Who dat?

 

[Bos Docken]

Who dat?

James "The Sandman" Irvin. this pic was from back in 2010 when he cut to middleweight for the first and only time after a career at 205.

He lost the fight by TKO/injury from a punch.

 

[nebulousned]

WTF OP

Literal quote from the article:

He said he usually weighs 177 pounds at this point in a regular fight camp and currently weighs about 190 pounds, meaning he will need to cut 19 pounds before the fight.

Muhammad and his nutritionist, Ian Larios, told ESPN initially that Muhammad would need to cut 44 pounds before later clarifying it was a joke.

he's cutting 20lbs

 

[spinitch]

Fair amount of misinformation. Trolled.

 

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

That's insane if true.

 

[TheTickG]

UFC welterweight Belal Muhammad said he intends to cut 44 pounds in the next 11 days for a short-notice fight against Gilbert Burns at UFC 288 on May 6.

"I've got a couple experiences [with drastic weight cuts]," Muhammad told ESPN. "To me, it's not about the weight. It's about getting to fight night and throwing down."

https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id...ntends-cut-44-lbs-11-days-gilbert-burns-fight

Who's the backup fighter?

 

[OldBoy91]

I agree. 44 pounds in 11 days is just not possible. he has every incentive to lie and make himself appear superhuman, he has no incentive to tell the truth.

I'm not going to go as far as to say he's lying but, yeah seems real fishy.

Belal isn't even a big welterweight. I can't think of an opponent he was bigger than besides Brady, and Brady is a thick boy, makes no sense that he would be cutting way more than all these guys who are bigger and thicker than him.

 

[OldBoy91]

WTF OP

Literal quote from the article:



he's cutting 20lbs

Well that makes a whole lot more sense. Thanks.