UFC Fighter Paige VanZant and the Dangers of Weight Cutting | The Players' Tribune
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- čas přidán 12. 01. 2018
- UFC fighter Paige VanZant discusses the methods behind weight cutting in sport and the dangers involved.
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D white doesn't want add weight divisions because he thinks fighters who cant win at one division will jump to the next to be more successful but isn't that how it goes anyway? Paige is right
What weight classes should be added? Right now there's hardly anyone to fight at 145 in the women's division, and they're probably going to do away with it.
I wrestled for about 30 yrs. I often had to cut weight up to 22lbs in five days and maybe more.
I was tired, aggressive, had ups and downs.
The result was, i got really fat after my career.
From 188lbs to 280lbs. Now with over 40yrs of age i manage to keep my weight constantly at 209lbs, but it took a Long time.
Keep going on Paige, you're awesome, but watch your health.
Did you revert back to your normal weight the next day.
Oregon!!!😎
I have always hated cutting weight,. At weigh-ins and you are off by even half a pound. sometimes they give you 30 minutes to lose that weight and it does suck doing what you have to do to lose that weight... everyone knows how good plastics help but sucks wearing them
The UFC need to get more weight divisions like they need a lot more division
Wow.
To control and limit weight-cutting you might think of a bureaucratic nightmare. Like having mandatory daily weigh-ins like months in advance (like in every gym), maybe before and after training. Then continuous random audit-like official weigh-in you can't prepare for between weekly and monthly. Then the average weight would be a persons weight class and weight cutting may be detected.
A variant that might he possible is for this weigh-in to be combined with a medical check-up, measuring sodium levels or another measure of dehydration and add weight depending on those results. One may even calculate a muscle weight class, converting the calculated weight of ones muscles to a body weight for typical healthy non-weight-cut bodies for use as a proxy for weight class (assuming muscle weight is pretty stable).
Another or maybe joined thing would be an honor system, like stating at how much (dis) advantage a fighter fights. You can still compete outside of you main weight subclass but will be valued for relative performance.
So for example one can be known as a fighter currently mostly in 120-125 range, with a history of having been both heavier and lighter. You win most fights in your own weight subrange, win all except one single (shameful) loss against lower weight class fighters and gain reputation by defeating half of those 5-10 pounds heavier and even a win against one 15 pounds. No shame in any losses against those classes for sure. It's all about what you dare take on and like a reach (dis)advantage you can't have totally fair fights.
The result of this would be that those cheating (varying their weight during a year a lot to be low for a big fight) and those still weight cutting will be considered having a fake weight class and will be more challenged by those of their original weight class and will not gain reputation by defeating those of their new lower weight.
A system of weight subclasses might also be used to generate a world ranking, how well you perform relative to your (muscle)weight. Fun rules could be introduced you have to fight various weights, like at least 2 at +5 and -5 and at least one fight at +10 and -10 pounds (except for the lowest and highest weight classes). Maybe the underdog can score a few points for the ranking for holding up a decent fight even if losing.
The result would be everyone would be best off being as fit and healthy as they can for their body structure. At the same time this would allow for even more match-ups than would now be possible and even with a clear winner it can always be an exciting match!
I will never understand why they do not put the weight in just before the walk out to the fight.
Erik Itter Rehydration
They do. But our bodies can only handle a certain amount of nutrients, food, and even water after a harder weight cut. Many fighters who rush to eat too much get ill, throw up, cramp up, it's awful. The re-fuelling process should be handled super carefully. That first sip of water after a weight cut seriously tastes like the most magical water on the planet though.
@@faraz294 if they weighed in healthy, rehydration wouldn't be an issue. I don't understand why this is so hard for people to wrap their heads around
Paige is awesome so tough an pretty wow love her 😀😁😅
the one thing they need to remove from fighting it's awful
Yup, they should weigh in hours before their fight.
At least make it 15-20 pound limit. Kamaura Usman is too big for welterweight it’s almost unfair
Agreed, Paige should be removed. Guessing that's why UFC cut her
I’m watching this & almost about to cry
Should never allow a fighter to cut weight shame on the UFC, many have died because of this.
List the many UFC fighters that have died to cutting weight:
@@DoctorDiz not maybe the UFC but a few have. I've been at weigh inns for one off my fights before and this guy in front off me just dropped on the spot had to get medical care on the spot. To hydrated for the body to function. Think they guy was in hospital for a while after
I love you Paige :)
What is the stuff called that she puts on her body in the sauna suit? I couldnt make out what she called it
I think she said abeline, they use it in fx makeup it's a gel that heats up. Very dangerous to use like that though, it can seriously burn your skin
Take Care of Your Self Sweetie. That was a deep vid. 😘👊✌
They should randomly weigh people out of camp like USADA do with the doping...and if your cutting to much weight for your division you should be forced to move up... the IBF in boxing have a good system in place they weigh them on fight day and if your over a certain limit you lose some of your purse to the other fighter
Paige is beautiful
I Love This Girl !!!!!
Damn i didn't know it was that bad
charles pitter yes it’s been even worse too
A lot of people that is not related to the sport of Boxing or mix martial arts they dont know how dangerous and how weak your body can end up after cutting weight and painful also
That's 9.8 stone in her prime and she's 5.2!
Did she have to wait until the last 10 days to make weight?
You don't want to be starving and thirsty when you're training, they only do it for weigh ins. It's so stupid.
HoT
Красивая девушка и хороший боец
Alboline always saved me but I’ll
Diet down 8 weeks out then sweat 4lbs…
That's not a smart thing to do.
70% of the fight is endurance, and being dehydrated is the enemy of endurance.
She wicked at 115 or if ufc had a 105 bc since she only 5’4 people who workout and eat like normal people are 5’4 105 and under 13m 5’5 105
Ella es la más hermosa mujer,k he visto a pesar d k es boxeodora y muy sexy ,desde Chile le deceo lo mejor k siempre gané sus peleas.
Just giving away ALL my weight cutting secrets lol
Horrific... MAKE FIGHTERS WEIGH IN 10 DAYS BEFORE FIGHT AND DAY OF FIGHT.... THEN PROBLEM IS SOLVED
@The RightStuff Yep! Cancel the show if they can't get to the same approximate weight on the day of the event. Just as they would do if she had a stomach virus. Big woop.
She so beautiful god damn 😍
I've tried reading up on this but I just can't wrap my head around it. Let's say I normally walk around at 175ish. If I cut to 155 (I'm just using that as an example) I understand the fact that when the fight comes I'll probably be closer to my "normal" weight. But if the other fighter does the same or similar, where's the advantage?
It’s not that you have an advantage it’s the fact that if you fought at 170 you’d be fighting someone who cut down from 190+ so you have it cut in order to fight someone who’s around your natural weight
Don't you revert back to normal weight the following day.
why does she wear clothes?
I agree with your statement
Why are you so heavy that close to you fights tho? Why not cheat clean and diet? Glad that you moved up
Man ain't nobody got time for that.lol Why not just stay close to that weight so you don't have to go through such a dramatic process? Enjoy a steak. Eat some carbs and enjoy life. But she is a pretty girl. Hope she's happy. Her explanation of her process to lose so much weight was really hard to get through.
if you listened, she told you why she and most other fighters do this .
Kevin Walker I did listen but if I was in the same arena I would rather fight at the heavier weight or just maintain the lower weight regularly that way you don't have to cut weight. 💁
Wow u totally didn't listen at all . She was only fighting at 115 because at that time the 135 division didnt exist.
Kevin Walker she said the 125 division didn't exist. My point still stands that if you want to fight at that weight you could lose the weight safely and maintain that weight if it means that much to you. No need to put your body through the trauma she did. She started at 138lbs.
Sir ........
what were the main reasons/advantages why she said most fighters cut weight like this before weigh in ?
She's gonna lose today. She sucks at fighting. Bye Felicia! Nobody cares how much she weighs.