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#487: Weight Cutting in Combat Sports – Jordan Sullivan

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The Importance of Weight Cuts in Mixed Martial Arts

We have combat sports that are typically broken up into weight classes because body weight is a significant factor in fighting and in combat. Now there is therefore a advantage to being bigger than your opponent. And so therefore we have this idea then, well, if I can make a lower weight class, that means I'm going to be at a size and potentially performance advantage. But of course, as we'll probably get into, everyone is doing it so it's probably more likely to be not at a disadvantage.

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