Quote Originally Posted by SPX View Post
Yeah, I was gonna say, he pretty much raped Makdessi. Not sure how that constitutes "looking terrible."
I was referring to having missed weight and looking completely drawn out.

A 36 year old wrestler is exactly the type of fighter who won't try to cut weight responsibly. Wrestlers love to push the envelope and father time just isn't on his side, he wasn't a small WW, I'm not sure maxing out at 155 is going to be to his benefit.

Dropping a weight class this late into your career also outdoes a lot of the veteran knowledge he had built based on his experience. He'll have less strength now, it will adversely effect his cardio and he'll have to adjust to the typically faster and better gassed 155ers.

I wouldn't put a ton of stake into the Makdessi fight, I love the kid but his wrestling was unforgivably bad.