Guest Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 I have a couple fighters who are walking around at 185. I chose this weight so that they'd cut and fight at 170 but the maximum that they can cut to is 172ish.. is there a way that I can improve their weight cutting technique or maybe a way for them to just shed a couple pounds in general so they don't have to cut as much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMATycoon Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 if you improve their conditioning they will be able to cut more weight.... but to improve their conditioning you need to do some cardio training which will cut their energy levels which will mean they can't cut as much weight, so it's a bit of a catch 22 basically you need to do some cardio training and then rest them and they will be able to make 170. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 makes sense... I guess I still have a few questions though Is this a guess and test kinda thing then? How long before a fight do I need to worry about their energy level for cutting weight? and what kinda energy level will they need to ensure a cut? and what happens if they don't make the cut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Jesus Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 makes sense... I guess I still have a few questions though Is this a guess and test kinda thing then? How long before a fight do I need to worry about their energy level for cutting weight? and what kinda energy level will they need to ensure a cut? and what happens if they don't make the cut? Well I know if they don't make the cut it will be a NC, the others I'm not sure of, might just have to guess and test like you said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMATycoon Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 you can miss weight by 1lb and there will be no problem. If you miss by another 2lb on top of that it will let you fight but it will hurt you physically (energy etc). If you miss by more than 3lbs it's a NC. The "weighins" are at the same time as the fight if it's a proper fight and if it's a QFC, the weighin is when the fight is booked, i.e. you can't miss weight in QFC fights. your profile page will display the max they can cut to at all times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 ok so if it's saying that i can cut to 172.8, technically I can fight but it'll be a disadvantage to me energy wise right? And the whole process of cutting weight is something that I don't really have to worry about.. just gotta make sure that I'm within 3lbs of the weight, preferably within 1lb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMATycoon Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 You really want to be within 1lb or 2lbs max. If you start relying on the 3lbs then sooner or later it's going to catch you out unexpectedly. Plus it is a significant negative effect if your fighter really struggles to make weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronno9 Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Do all the fighters have to make cuts? Ive got a HW walking round at about 250 and hes cutting to 239, but in the HW division thats just going to make him smaller and zap his energy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMATycoon Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 He won't be cutting anything. The value is just there to show the minimum he could cut to if he wanted to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronno9 Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 He won't be cutting anything. The value is just there to show the minimum he could cut to if he wanted to. Sweet. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Sweet. Cheers yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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