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#1110 Ben Askren | Olympian On UFC, Sterioids & Jake Paul

The Pomp Podcast

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Wrestling Culture - Why People Cut Weight

In wrestling, the toughest people wanted to match is because there wasn't a lot of moves. "If you're really good at wrestling, a few pounds doesn't really matter all that much," he says. In current era, Jordan Burroughs wrestles at 74 kilograms, which is 163 pounds. He challenged this guy David Taylor, who's the world champion at 86 kilos.

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