Scariest weight cuts in the UFC. Photo via X (@RosssEdmonds)
By carefully adjusting their weight during fight camp, MMA fighters reach a point where this fluid loss will (hopefully) get them at the weight grade they intend to fight in.
The athletes lose weight by evacuating as much water from their body as possible, to get as big of a weight advantage on fight day.
However, more often than not the fighters struggle to make weight, and sometimes even get in serious condition before fight day.
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