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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 For the reason that spirit I'm going to discuss four UFC fighters who may be well served by dropping weight and fighting below their current class.

Let me start at the top, the UFC heavyweight division. You will find a couple of UFC heavyweights who will make 205lbs, remember Randy Couture fought as a light heavyweight for a while, he even held the light heavyweight title. There's really only one UFC heavyweight who I would like to speak about dropping weight. Brandon "The Truth" Vera just dropped a three round decision to former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia. Brandon didn't loose this match as a result of his skill-set. That he lost as a result of Tim's size. Tim pushed Vera facing 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'm he'd be competing on an even playing field and would likely quickly transfer to title contention.

The UFC light heavyweight division has the most of guys who must look into dropping weight. You will find three that I want to discuss, they're Rashad Evans, Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson. You'll note that Bisping and Evans will be the main event fighters at UFC 78. Both these fighters are undefeated at light heavyweight.

Michael Bisping is definitely an outstanding fighter, a good striker with an sufficient ground game. Nevertheless , his recent fight with Matt Hamill shows that he is able to be manhandled by a stronger opponent. Bisping mostly stayed on the exterior in this fight and let Hamill get a handle on the action. I believe that is really because he was keeping away from Hamill's strength... with is wrestling, and physical strength. All of us remember on the Ultimate Fighter when Hamill was overwhelming another fighters along with his physical strength, a move to 185lbs wouldn't only put him into title contention, but would allow Bisping to be stronger than other opponents for the reason that mma weight classes.

Rashad Evans has recently dropped a weight classes. Rashad competed at heavyweight on the Ultimate Fighter TV series and did perfectly, 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 issues 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 probably make Rashad an immediate title contender.