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FC 78 is quickly approaching and it's really main event match-up between Rashad Evans and Michael Bisping made me think about fighters who could cut weight to drop to a lower ufc weight classes Because spirit I'm going to discuss four UFC fighters who might be well served by dropping weight and fighting below their current class.

Let me start at the top, the UFC heavyweight division. There are a handful of UFC heavyweights who could make 205lbs, remember Randy Couture fought as a light heavyweight for a while, he even held the light heavyweight title. There is certainly really only one UFC heavyweight who I want to speak about dropping weight. Brandon "The Truth" Vera just dropped a three round decision to former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia. Brandon didn't loose this match as a result of his skill-set. He lost as a result of Tim's size. Tim pushed Vera facing the fence and used his weight to close the distance, essentially negating Vera's superior kicking game. If Brandon Vera dropped down to 205lbs Personally i think he would be competing on an even playing field and would probably quickly move into title contention.

The UFC light heavyweight division has the most of guys who should consider dropping weight. You will find three that I'd like to discuss, they've been Rashad Evans, Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson. You'll observe that Bisping and Evans are the main event fighters at UFC 78. Both of these fighters are undefeated at light heavyweight.

Michael Bisping is an outstanding fighter, a good striker by having an sufficient ground game. However , his recent fight with Matt Hamill implies that they can be manhandled by a stronger opponent. Bisping mostly stayed on the outside in this fight and let Hamill get a handle on the action. In my opinion that this is basically because he was keeping away from Hamill's strength... with is wrestling, and physical strength. All of us remember on the Ultimate Fighter when Hamill was overwhelming the other fighters with his physical strength, a move to 185lbs wouldn't only put him in to title contention, but allows Bisping to be more powerful than other opponents in that mma weight classes.

Rashad Evans has already dropped a weight classes. Rashad competed at heavyweight on the Ultimate Fighter TV series and did perfectly, winning his division, but his recent bout with Tito Ortiz showed that Rashad, despite his superior wrestling skills is a small light heavyweight. Rashad may have no dilemmas matching strength with Bisping at UFC 78, but when fighting the bigger light heavyweights like Forrest Griffin, Wanderlei Silva and Tito Ortiz he'll get manhandled, essentially negating his wrestling advantage. A move to 185lbs may likely make Rashad an immediate title contender.