Will Rumble's Success Convince More Fighters To Cut Less Weight in the Future?

[nanika]

hes provided valid proof that cutting extreme amounts of weight reduces your punching power and chin. cerrone moved up a weight class, obviously conor is trying to cut less weight.

could this be the beginning of a new trend among fighters to fight closer to their natural weights?

 

[Tormund]

No, because nobody else hits like Rumble.

 

[Tormund]

Rumble still cuts a decent amount of weight though.

 

[Jesus Freak]

hes provided valid proof that cutting extreme amounts of weight reduces your punching power and chin. cerrone moved up a weight class, obviously conor is trying to cut less weight.

could this be the beginning of a new trend among fighters to fight closer to their natural weights?

Rumble is somewhat of an extreme case.

 

[Watermelonfresh]

I don't know rumble is the best example. he was forced to, which makes me wonder about his confidence level to want to fight guys that much smaller. I think rumble is somewhat a mental case in there. to me the diaz bros, Edgar and Conor are better examples

 

[JBurke89]

I'd say Whittaker is a better example
Rumble has awful power in his strikes

 

[ShinyaAokiFan]

Will Conor put them off avoiding cutting weight?

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

Aye, heez da xcepshun not da rule.

Fighterz r obsezzed wif cuttin ain't nuffin gon change dat

 

[Drake]

No, because nobody else hits like Rumble.

This.

I think they'll just have to learn themselves. Like Ed Herman & Nik Lentz for example.

 

[Drake]

Aye, heez da xcepshun not da rule.

Fighterz r obsezzed wif cuttin ain't nuffin gon change dat

Dey cant andle da riddum.

 

[KillerElite]

This.

I think they'll just have to learn themselves. Like Ed Herman & Nik Lentz for example.

Hunto and JDS they both hit harder.

 

[Drake]

Hunto and JDS they both hit harder.

They don't count

 

[KillerElite]

They don't count

I know but they are people that hit like rumble.
While I Believe his power would translate to HW I believe he would not as vicious a punch as he is at LHW

 

[Drake]

I know but they are people that hit like rumble.
While I Believe his power would translate to HW I believe he would not as vicious a punch as he is at LHW

It's arguable. We've already seen him at HW after all. Sure he didn't KO Arlovski, but he did break his jaw.

 

[Exemplar]

Not until he wins a belt.

 

[politozx7r]

rumble probably cuts almost the same amount as before look at ww pics of him and recent pics of him hes easily packed on 20-25 lbs of lean muscle. its not like he moved up and stayed the same lol

 

[agus_bombonera]

 

[KillerElite]

It's arguable. We've already seen him at HW after all. Sure he didn't KO Arlovski, but he did break his jaw.

Should have ended in 1st. Bad Call.

 

[jeremyemilio]

Rumble is somewhat of an extreme case.

This ^^^.

I don't get why so many sherdoggers forget that Rumble missed weight a number of times and was waaaaay bigger than everyone he ever fought at WW. Even when he did make weight he was half way dead the day before the fight.

 

[AmazingGebi]

I think less weight cutting and more weight classes will equal to much more exciting fights in general.

I think Nate vs Conor is a great example.