“I just think guys should fight [at] their weight. And as it is now, it\u2019s not really the fighters, it\u2019s the rules,” Nelson told Submission Radio. “The fighters are just taking advantage of the rules, and they\u2019re working it the way it is. And they\u2019re actually fighting guys their weight, because everybody cuts so much weight, except me maybe and a few others.”<\/p>\n“But I think they should change it so that people can just fight closer to the weight, so that people don\u2019t have to be cutting all this weight to have to fight people their size.”<\/em><\/p>\n
So what does Nelson suggest we do about the weight cutting issue? He believes we should change the weight-class limit.<\/p>\n
“I just think it\u2019s a stupid, ridiculous situation that we\u2019ve built up, and I feel like there\u2019s ways around it and there\u2019s ways to get rid of it,” he said. “Like, that you can\u2019t exceed into the next weight class, or over the next weight class above you, or something like that.”<\/p>\n“You know, when you\u2019re walking into the octagon, if you\u2019re fighting at 77 kilos, and the next weight class is 84 kilos or something, you can\u2019t be over 84 kilos. \u2018Cause then you\u2019re over the next weight class. That could be a rule, or something like that. I don\u2019t want to think about this too much, but I definitely have an opinion on this, and that is it.”<\/p>\n
“People don\u2019t have to go through all this cutting. Like I said, there\u2019s been a lot of accidents, and it\u2019s definitely not good for the athletes in this sport. It\u2019s not good for your health, it\u2019s not good for your brain. It\u2019s just it\u2019s not good. And I don\u2019t see why we should be doing this. I think we should get rid of it, and I think we should get rid of it quickly.”<\/em><\/p>\n
What are your thoughts on weight-cutting? Is it a fighter’s decision to cut weight and potentially damage their body, or should there be stricter rules? Sound off below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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