{"id":261907,"date":"2017-10-19T07:35:58","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T14:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=261907"},"modified":"2017-10-19T07:35:58","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T14:35:58","slug":"sam-alvey-enduring-absolutely-massive-weight-cut-ahead-ufc-gdansk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/sam-alvey\/sam-alvey-enduring-absolutely-massive-weight-cut-ahead-ufc-gdansk\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Alvey is enduring an absolutely massive weight cut ahead of UFC Gdansk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Weight-cutting is an extremely controversial topic in combat sports. After &#8220;The Motown Phenom&#8221; Kevin Lee endured a massive, 21-pound cut ahead of his recent UFC 216 showdown with Tony Ferguson, this topic became more controversial than ever. Now, that trend should continue, as UFC middleweight Sam Alvey is enduring an absolutely gargantuan cut ahead of his Saturday UFC Gdansk showdown with\u00a0<span>Ramazan Emeev.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Alvey accepted this Gdansk scrap with Emeev on short notice, when Emeev&#8217;s original opponent Trevor Smith withdrew from the fight. During a recent media scrum in Gdansk, Alvey admitted that when he accepted this short notice fight, he was &#8220;north of 220&#8221; pounds. He&#8217;ll now have to find a way to get down to the middleweight limit&#8217;s 186-pound limit in time for tomorrow&#8217;s weigh-ins.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cAs soon as camp is over, I\u2019m back, I\u2019m lifting, I\u2019m getting swole \u2013 and I\u2019m eating,\u201d Alvey teased, explaining how he got so heavy. (via <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2017\/10\/sam-alvey-faces-biggest-weight-cut-of-my-life-ahead-ufc-gdansk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie.com)<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt was a lot of fun making weight \u2013 so far!&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Massive cut be damned, Alvey says he will successfully hit his mark.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cWe\u2019re going to make the biggest weight cut of my life, but we\u2019re going to do it successfully.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Alvey, who has become famous for his busy fight schedule and willingness to take <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/justin-gaethje\/justin-gaethje-explains-will-avoiding-short-notice-fights\/\">short notice fights,<\/a>\u00a0then explained that for him, the strategy has always been to accept the fight&#8217;s he&#8217;s offered first, and deal with challenges like extreme weight cuts later.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cFor me, it\u2019s \u2018say yes,\u2019 and I\u2019ll figure it out later. It\u2019s always been the case, and my career\u2019s been going real well so far.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>When we last saw Sam Alvey in action, he picked up a win over former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans. In his next most recent fight, he was defeated by Thales Leites. This loss to Leites was preceded by consecutive wins over Nate Marquardt, Alex Nicholson, Kevin Casey and Eric Spicely.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Sam Alvey can make weight by tomorrow?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 10\/19\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weight-cutting is an extremely controversial topic in combat sports. After &#8220;The Motown Phenom&#8221; Kevin Lee endured a massive, 21-pound cut ahead of his recent UFC 216 showdown with Tony Ferguson, this topic became more controversial than ever. 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