User:DarkVolpe783

FC 78 is quickly approaching and it is main event match-up between Rashad Evans and Michael Bisping made me think about fighters who could cut weight to drop to a lower ufc weight classes Because spirit I am going to discuss four UFC fighters who may be well served by dropping weight and fighting below their current class.

I'd like to start at the top, the UFC heavyweight division. There are a handful of UFC heavyweights who might make 205lbs, remember Randy Couture fought as a light heavyweight for a while, that he even held the light heavyweight title. There is really only one UFC heavyweight who I'd like to speak about dropping weight. Brandon "The Truth" Vera just dropped a three round decision to former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia. Brandon did not loose this match because of his skill-set. He lost due to Tim's size. Tim pushed Vera against the fence and used his weight to close the exact distance, essentially negating Vera's superior kicking game. If Brandon Vera dropped down to 205lbs I feel he would be competing on an even playing field and may likely quickly transfer to title contention.

The UFC light heavyweight division gets the most of guys who must look into dropping weight. There are three that I would like to discuss, they truly are Rashad Evans, Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson. You'll observe that Bisping and Evans would be the main event fighters at UFC 78. Both of these fighters are undefeated at light heavyweight.

Michael Bisping is an outstanding fighter, a good striker with an adequate ground game. Nevertheless, his recent fight with Matt Hamill shows that he can be manhandled by a stronger opponent. Bisping mostly stayed externally in this fight and let Hamill control the action. I believe that this is basically because he was keeping away from Hamill's strength... with is wrestling, and physical strength. Most of us remember on the Ultimate Fighter when Hamill was overwhelming the other fighters along with his physical strength, a move to 185lbs wouldn't only put him into title contention, but allows Bisping to be stronger than other opponents in that mma weight classes.

Rashad Evans has recently dropped a weight classes. Rashad competed at heavyweight on the Ultimate Fighter TELEVISION series and did very well, winning his division, but his recent bout with Tito Ortiz showed that Rashad, despite his superior wrestling skills is a small light heavyweight. Rashad will have no problems matching strength with Bisping at UFC 78, nevertheless when fighting the larger light heavyweights like Forrest Griffin, Wanderlei Silva and Tito Ortiz he'll get manhandled, essentially negating his wrestling advantage. A move to 185lbs would likely make Rashad an instantaneous title contender.