Joe Rogan WHAT The HELL Happened To Khamzat Chimaev?

[@harlowecustommicrogreens]

Joe is 100% right. Weigh in should be 1 hour before the fight to force them to fight at their actual weight.

[@activatewindows8609]

I reckon some people will still be crazy enough to try cut a bit of weight right before, and get hospitalised in the fight lmfao

[@ApexBizzySolutions]

Bruh, you feel like shit when you're cutting weight. Even a day isn't really enough time to recover. Weight cutting shouldn't be a thing

[@beo1259]

@@ApexBizzySolutionsyeah, and if you weigh right before the fight youre forced to stay at your regular weight so you dont HAVE to cut and feel like shit

[@arnesh-]

@@activatewindows8609then just make the weigh in right before the fight

[@jaronjones6277]

The only problem with this ( i have no idea about anything fighting/cutting weight struggles im just thinking business wise so correct me if im wrong), if they were to do weigh in's 1 hour before the fight and the fighters miss weight, then theres a possibility that theyll lose millions of dollars. Example, Paulo Costa vs Khamzat.. big fight. Millions on pay per view. If one of them were to miss weight, then the event is cancelled. Fighters lose money, fans lose money and ufc loses money. Lose lose lose situation all around.

[@jamessmith8903]

Joe Rogan is 100% correct people should fight at their actual weight Or The same day weigh ins are the day of the fight NOT giving them 24 hours to recuperate. This will prevent massive weight cuts!!

[@treehunter4006]

people would still try to get around it and would cause alot of health problems

[@mas72450]

If they aren't weighing in before they make the walk to the cage, there'll always be weight cuts

[@jond-yx7cr]

they should have officials weigh the fighters like every fortnight like 6 months leading up to fights cant imagine fighters cutting weight every fortnight and expecting to perform well. Should encourage fighters fighting closer to their natural weight. Cant imagine either that there isnt the money for the UFC to spare for that.

[@easymoney7007]

Everyone in the UFC cuts 30 lbs or more, except heavyweights of course.

[@JR-wj9bh]

make your own organization

[@smackdoe3626]

Out of Khamzats 12 pro fights he's had 4 at 185, 4 at 170 and 3 at catchweights between the 2 with 1 fight that doesn't say the weight class. So he's been bouncing around his whole career.

[@capncrunch6209]

Tends to happen when you're unprofessional and don't manage you're weight.

[@devenrobinson6861]

@@capncrunch6209 hes naturally between weight classes. Dude looks dead at 170 and looks small at 185. He doesn't have a healthy weight to fight at unless he wants to pack on a ton of muscle and then cut weight for 185. He's like 3-5 inches taller than most fighters at 170 and his build is bigger than any of the taller guys in the division as well. It happens once in a while where fighters are like this its just they haven't been as good as Khamzat to where he has everybody talking about him every time he sneezes.

[@babyreps365]

​@@devenrobinson6861yep a lot of guys deal with the same between lhw and hw

[@fadilrguibi2500]

@@capncrunch6209that’s why he smashed those guys

[@SychoSam]

​@@devenrobinson6861C*msh*t Chimaev shouldn't celebrate mother's day

[@richardpeden2721]

Khamzat misses weight ONE TIME and that’s all we ever hear about. No doubt it was rigged so he would not maul Diaz.

[@barrywarry]

exactly, they just realized how they fucked Diaz by putting Khamzat in front of him for his last fight. they changed the card out of respect of Diaz's carreer. I dont get how people dont see this. but probs the same people who think Paddys win over Gordon was real XD

[@docdominus]

​@@barrywarrythis!

[@Youtoober6947]

@@barrywarry”I don’t see how ppl don’t see that” Because not everyone is a conspiracy b0z0

[@mmarco8787]

Your tin foil hat is too tight, bro.

[@confidential02]

yes, on a blockasset vlog from fightweek, they both said see you in the ring and that was the night before weigh ins

[@casstrippin5586]

my whole amateur career i had people tell me cut cut cut, and i did, and had some shocking performances (no gas tank, frail, no energy) now ive turnt over i am for the first time fighting at my natural weight and have stoped my first 2 opponents without even breaking a sweat, energy for days, my runs are quicker, my hands are heavier, ill never cut again

[@lucasyeah7974]

I thank god so much for the fact he gave me a body who can cut so easily. xD I fight in 125, i do 147 i normal life and fight around 137 138 with the cut. It's not the fact cuting is bad, it's also you did it wrong also your body can't do it, not everybody can do it with efficacity.

[@1Scital1]

It’s more about your opponents being much bigger stronger boys. Not rly about you. Well it is but you get my point. I agree with you though.

[@MRRRRL3GIT]

@@lucasyeah7974just say efficacy

[@mattconway2420]

A QA@1

[@jason21jburg]

@@lucasyeah7974that’s just not good for your body, later in life also becomes harder.

[@ANomad1]

2:54 that impersonation was hilarious

[@imaginova88]

It was on point😂

[@terryhamilton1196]

I fucking hate when he does that..

[@Lol-ro3dd]

Pereira looks massive even at 205 next to Blachowitz

[@Squirrelpadre]

No . He looks like a twig

[@Farhan917]

😂

[@mjpsgodlife]

Alex should’ve lost

[@vladimirputinski9931]

​@@mjpsgodlifenah alex had him walking backwards had more strikes knees and leg kicks and it was his debut in the weight class against a former world champion. He definitely deserved the win

[@chadburke852]

@@mjpsgodlifeofficially maybe. In its entirety Pereira was def winning

[@UppurMGMT]

I know this isn’t about boxing but fighting at his natural weight is what made mayweather great. He moved up in weight as he grew into his frame and never looked tired to me in any round of his 50 fights. He never missed weight and never looked drained like some of these fighters look nowadays.

[@IbnWobbler]

Ufc needs a better hydration clause, like ONE FC does !!!!

[@GalloNegro808]

Also mayweather always drain ppl an fought ppl during they worse times but definitely not at they best. Also froy was never undisputed chanp cause he didn’t challenge him self always kept it on his terms an weight but yeah he did aight i guess.

[@Empresario1308]

Floyd cherry picked every big name he faced, aside from Mosley who was already passed his prime, as was DLH, Gatti, JJM, etc, etc, etc. Oh, and he lost to Castillo in their first fight.

[@bofasofa9399]

Mayweather has 0 fights... those were all boxing matches.

[@hawkermustang]

Mayweather was always ducking and dodging and never fought on a level playing field.

[@BeeBumble24]

The fact that alot of these guys only fight in Abu Dhabi or out of America, like Australia. Makes me speculate that there might be a Visa issue we’re not being told about. If that’s not the case idk why they wouldn’t be as active as they should be

[@ramzichouk4080]

It's all about money, they make so much more money in the UAE that it's obvious they put the Muslim fighters on the main card, am in Dubai right now trying to buy a ticket for the October card and the cheapest ticket is 3000 efin dollars

[@platonicbuu7454]

lol more like a testing issue

[@jd43tv56]

Remember USADA does what Dana wants to pay for… state commissions don’t… that’s why pillashaw got caught by the state… while USADA “missed it”… they’re ALL doping. This is pure showbusiness for the company they dgaf about anything else.

[@claytondavenport6207]

Russians are having a hard time getting visa’s into countries. So that’s why you see a lot of fights in Dhabi right now.

[@trombettafamily9008]

If you’re as dominant as this guy you can make the biggest promotion come to you. And that’s a great business strategy to “I can destroy your entire roster, prove me wrong, and I fight when and where I say” and he can do that

[@IRANOZZ]

Khamzat didn’t miss weight, he came in perfect for the Holland fight. Was a good marketing strategy and placed fighters in the correct matchups.

[@confidential02]

yes, on a blockasset vlog from fightweek, they both said see you in the ring and that was the night before weigh ins

[@yoshimitsu8643]

Everyone’s just glad he didn’t butcher Nate

[@Ddeck221]

​@@confidential02😮😮😮

[@americandissident9062]

@@yoshimitsu8643Well he would have because Khamzat is the MMA version of Jake Paul. He only wants to fight people who are a lot smaller or who are terrible at his specific skill set. Nate is smaller than Khamzat, he doesn’t hit hard, and he doesn’t wrestle.

[@incontruth4116]

Keep telling yourself that sandni$$er.

[@tientruong2007]

To avoid all these issues, just have hydration tests like they do in One Championship to cut out the weight bullies.

[@jonathanfortier3579]

You can still bypass this by flushing the minerals in your body unfortunately

[@mical2great]

​@@jonathanfortier3579u cant when theirs a limit to how much u can gain back. Its how u prevent alex from fighting at 175 even tho he walks around at 215

[@tientruong2007]

@@jonathanfortier3579 minerals are really important for energy and cramp prevention though. Flushing them out seems really risky.

[@mariogutierrez4989]

There's still something going on in One FC as well. Mighty Mouse looked tiny vs Moraes.

[@mas72450]

You can literally find reliable instructionals on cutting weight and still beating the hydration test on KZbin. Rich Franklin looked a fool when he was told in interview that fighters were already doing it

[@zombievikinggaming4258]

The weight bullying is insane in UFC. Khamzat who fights at Middleweight got fed a Featherweight who had his debut at Welterweight

[@firatolgac426]

tf are you on about??

[@franciscoquintana9363]

He fights at Welterweight fool

[@matttuczek641]

😂 No such thing as weight bullying. Cutting weight is apart of the sport

[@BWSrookie]

You're right about that khamzat could easily fightb205 or 180

[@joshuabirch1213]

@@matttuczek641 it's not part of the sport. the sport is starting to push this practice out.

[@ME-th9yo]

Gilbert deserves a title shot somewhere in the future

[@dannyduds1058]

He had one already .. but now that he lost with Belal.. he needs wins

[@iamcam6896]

I think Gilbert at his best can beat anyone in the ufc .

[@nikolasgarcia1868]

he should of beat the shit out of belal hands DOWN!!!! if he faught the way he did khamzat he would be in contention. unfort now hes down the ladder

[@zoheir1162]

It's over for burns, he's old with a messed up shoulder

[@southport65]

I agree, but he took the Belal fight much too soon after his prior one… as if trying to prove a point. Sadly, that sets him back in a major way. Knowing him, he’ll take on a fight every couple months to make up for lost time, but man is putting himself in real danger doing so… I love Gilbert and wanted him to get a title shot asap but I’m sad how it turned out… he really got fucked up last fight man. Too bad.

[@arcanewondersfann1567]

Khamzat was pulled out not to maul Nate Diaz after fans started backlash on Dana for trying to butcher Nate's career, Dana saw backlash was huge and changed card to save himself

[@jonnybgoode7742]

😂😂 I remember reading comments like this before the first connor fight... clueless

[@gastarbeiter8384]

Y’all such goofys😂 you really think dana gives a F about diaz and a „backlash“??😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 clowns. Khamzat missed his weight like an amateur and thats it.

[@WillC-s5q]

Nate was and still would be khamzat's toughest fight yet.

[@arcanewondersfann1567]

@@WillC-s5q You are an NPC

[@drugbustin]

Way too much copium bro 🤣

[@mustafakhan940]

Chimaev missed weight in Las Vegas, not New York. The card he was meant to fight Diaz was at T-Mobile.

[@CourageToGroww]

give Joe a break he was on DMT

[@bojiden9830]

Joe smokes too much and is old. And he's a casual MMA fan now

[@TheScott-man]

@@bojiden9830he’s far more in the know then any of us you dork lmao ppl get shit wrong he takes for thousands of hours no shit he will get it wrong now and again

[@chrispbmw8732]

Would’ve been a damn massacre too

[@marksutherlandjr.2121]

FRFR UFC Dodged a bullet that day. Would have been a Massacre. Our boy Diaz would NEVER not show up! To do that to a veteran of the fight game on his last bout is just a BAD LOOK!! Best case scenario Khamzat would have choked him out, but if they just started boxing and shit.. It would have been a fkn mess.

[@paulcullen7794]

That advert was dodgy as fuck lmao

[@Gingy2002]

I've never heard of fights being stopped because fighters looked like s*** at a lower weight, Khabib and Conor have looked they were literally gonna die while cutting. I still believe it was calculated, they realized the match up between Khamzat and Nate was a huge mistake, Khamzat would have decimated Nate in that fight, Nate's a beloved fighter and I believe Khamzat took the blame out of respect for Nate since it was gonna be his last fight in the UFC, doesn't make sense to me otherwise.

[@faukify]

Nah no way is he taking all that’s came with this just to shield someone else. The only reason to stop the weight cut is because he’s not losing weight and can die.

[@ashnaybro]

Yes then that night Khamzat went home and called one of his childhood friends to talk about old memories. Once he finished his glass of orange juice, he poured himself another. What to watch on TV? Khamzat asked himself out loud while he read the TV guide. What to watch… on TV?

[@mas72450]

@@faukify yeah...he's made 170 on 10 days notice fresh off another fight at 185 but was about to die at 178 this time with his biggest (and easiest) payday thus far on the line. That makes more sense...

[@ThePunchingBagThatFightsBack]

Facts

[@RonFleischhacker-bi7gt]

Gosh that's long overwith , why don't he fight SOMEONE . HE Doesn't Fight anybody since I kill everyone I smash everyone. I duck everyone I a career trainer with my friend Till. We train we don't fight no more, OVER RATED

[@robertflint4115]

Another reason to move weigh-ins to 2 hours before fight with a re-weigh (if needed) 1 hour before. This will keep weight classes more true and keep fighters fighting at a more real weight.

[@user-jw2mu6vb3l]

Fuck that

[@felixtorres9125]

2 hrs? That's the perfect answer to this problem but it doesn't benefit the so call up and comers

[@goodnamestaken]

The problem is if someone misses the day of, there’s no replacement.

[@msmrreckoning]

Can't believe Joe can't see that it was rigged. Khamzats stats matched Kevin Holland While diaz matched perfectly with tony Look at the stats bro...

[@BRlGADE_KINGPIN]

He probably gets in trouble by admitting it.

[@brettlord6379]

Joe's Khamzat impression made me laugh haha

[@TheUnone]

That's Joes' mealticket

[@mickdon267]

He should Be at 185 And ALEX PIERA HAS gone to 205 now 💯..

[@chadmcclain3462]

He should be where ever he wants or decides!!!! Duh lol 🙄😂

[@SpiceBoy7UK23]

What Joe is saying makes sense. They are harsher in New York; it’s the same comission that denied us Max Holloway vs Khabib for the belt. They told Max to stop cutting weight because he “looked bad”. Khabib’s first choice was Anthony Pettis but he refused to take on Khabib on short notice. The brought in 3 other guys and asked them to make weight (one of them being Chiesa). They all failed to make the weight; that’s how we ended up with Al Iaquinta.

[@mikem7498]

He did look bad, broi was slurring his words during an interview, pretty sure he had a concussion.

[@imadeyoureadthis1500]

isnt khabib bigger

[@jormungandr4690]

@@imadeyoureadthis1500 Khabib is a lightweight, but Hollway is very thin, but taller than Khabib. So technically Holloway should be fighting at lightweight.

[@LuckyLouch1986]

It wasn’t in Newyork that fight was in Vegas cmon joe where’s Jamie at

[@SpiceBoy7UK23]

@@LuckyLouch1986 Khabib vs Al Iaquinta was held in Brooklyn, NY.

[@bravocarlos1752]

Yeah I agree with Joe I think fighters should be fighting at their actual weight, a guy rumble Johnson size (God rest his soul) should not be allowed to cut all the way to 170 .. like back in the early 2000s I think it was very early remember when Arturo Gatti would cut to 140-145, 150 and balloon to around 170-180 on fight night and he was destroying these guys who where so much smaller and boxing commissions had to fix that I could be wrong I haven't looked it up in awhile but I believe you can only be 10 lb overweight from what you weighed in at the next day or fight night

[@Surfrider-waves]

Guys are so much more athletic and perform better when dropping weight.

[@bravocarlos1752]

@@Surfrider-waves alot do I agree

[@macdazzy5776]

​@@Surfrider-wavesyou lose strength and Stamina and cutting weight messes with your Testosterone

[@CatfishBradley]

I get the sentiment, but honestly if you can make the weight, you can make the weight. It's a part of wrestling, BJJ, boxing, and every other martial art. I see weight cuts like any other skill in the sport, if you can cut 25lbs but other people can only cut 10, that's not your problem. People feel like cutting weight makes it unfair, but you could say the same about throwing low kicks, cardio, power etc... It's a part of the sport, if you don't want to participate in it, fine but don't complain when someone else is operating within the rules, and hungrier for an advantage. Whether they fight the next day (after hydrating) or the same night (like they used to, and still do in smaller promotions) you will NEVER remove weight cutting. Hydration tests and everything else has been around for decades, it doesn't stop it, nothing will except removing weight classes entirely, which isn't going to happen

[@marcusroute935]

Just have weigh ins the same day as the fight.

[@knarftrakiul3881]

It's not fair tho. By fight night khamzat has put back on 20 to 25 pounds. He barely beat burns out weighing him 20 lbs

[@Malik-ge3tr]

You make it seem like 20 pounds of water weight makes or breaks a fighter…

[@Langwene69]

Wasn’t that much difference bro. Burns is clearly thicker than khamzat. There was like maybe a 5 pound difference maybe slightly more maximum.

[@mitchrapp5214]

​@@Langwene69Khamzat is much bigger. Burns even use to fight at 155.

[@worthy81]

@@Malik-ge3tr oh you don't know a thing 🤣🤣

[@pedrovskidantini2324]

@@Malik-ge3tr Brother have you ever fought?

[@rconn4501]

Monthly weigh-ins would eliminate weight bullies. Otherwise, bullies have to be drained, every month! That or weigh in on fight night. Whatever division you can make, is your division!

[@ucm7ucm791]

I agree they should’ve stopped Burns Muhammad fight based on Gilbert’s injury. UFC hopefully change this soon.

[@Surfrider-waves]

Do UFC has nothing to do with a refs decision or the commission.

[@beastwaynes4868]

​@@Surfrider-wavesexactly what I was about to say. They even talk about the commission _during_ the video. 😅

[@darrellowings2343]

That was an insurrection. The fighters did not want to tear up and humiliate Nate on his last fight and with a chance to make some money on a gimmick with Jake fighting someone there was no good reason for him to be fighting I believe.

[@travisrich2486]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 you people are delusional

[@beaub650]

You don’t know any fighters.

[@realShadowSeekers]

That is the most casual thing ive ever heard from a casual...lol

[@darrellowings2343]

@@beaub650 Do you have a point? You neither argue against mine or offer one of your own.

[@darrellowings2343]

@@realShadowSeekers Not what I heard but you shine up those old tapout shirts and school me or you're more or an extreme couture guy.

[@garagegymbros2198]

We want to see the best fighters fight at their real weight. No one cares about the amount of cutting. Let´s move every weightclass with 10 pounds and weight 2 hours before the fight, problem solved, no need to extreme cutting anymore and we see the real weightclasses. No UFC fan will stop watching of they do this.

[@patogordo1385]

They need time to replace the fight. That’s why it is done this way. They won’t have enough time to replace the fight

[@YogiWonKenobi78]

💯

[@DrSpaceman42]

Yep

[@beastwaynes4868]

​@@patogordo1385​not really sure how that makes sense. Injured fighters aren't only replaced a day before the fight; they're replaced when they get injured. The weigh-ins are held one day prior so the fighters have time to rehydrate, with most late notice pullouts occuring due to... 🥁 Poor weight cuts or related illness, which essentially makes the whole exercise a self-fulfilling problem. It's one of a number of the 'It's always been done like this so we'll do it too' issues that the UFC need to resolve.

[@scotiacrumpler2824]

@garage So what do you do if one guy misses weight by 10 lbs? Cancel it at the last minute? Bring in the lawyers to renegotiate the purse split? Lol

[@ericlozano3559]

That dude called him "HAZMAT" lol

[@HIMCULES]

Khamzat already answered to Joe Rogan in the ring, that he weighed that much becaude they told him to stop trying to make the weight. He wouldn't have been That overweight.

[@juri_xiii9977]

Aaand you believe HIM , just because no one can check or deny what Khamzat says.. Never trust Kadyrovite Scum..

[@bluedirtgreen]

If he didn't cut so much he wouldn't have to be told to stop for medical reasons. It is 100 percent his fault for not being prepared.

[@HIMCULES]

@@bluedirtgreen Sure, but that can happen to anyone. Khabib was not similarly criticised when he couldn't make weight. I am judt saying they made it look worse than it really was.

[@bluedirtgreen]

@@HIMCULES It doesn't happen to professionals because they do the necessary preparation to be able to fight. Khabib was and is criticized for his pull outs. Lots of pull outs. It is really bad to cost people their pay day because of a fight cancellation. No respect for the company, opponent, or the fans. And then hare lip kumshot gives everyone the middle finger with no shame or embarrassment. Maybe it's because of his religion or culture but he is low class.

[@FrenkieWest32]

​@@bluedirtgreenbeing told to stop for medical reasons is nothing to do with being unprepared...

[@kavehdoessports9310]

Is that a real Joe Rogan advert in the middle?

[@jameswagner5996]

I've tried to Google this in as many ways as possible but does anyone know the most missed weight weight class in ufc history ... not a number or a person but like the 155 pound division has had 12 fighters miss weight 170 has had 17 fighters miss... along those lines

[@Mert1905..]

Asante sana kwa video! 🇰🇪

[@KristianH1986]

joes completely right, we need JR weights in mma like boxing, however it wont solve weight cutting.....nothing will. Edit: stop saying same day weigh ins. It’s not allowed for a reason and discussed below.

[@Nosfeast]

Well something will......Fighters in their respective weight classes and staying around your weight at all times....These guys want to weigh 20-50 pounds outside their weight class and wait until the last few days to lose it all.I know why they do it but still it is crazy.

[@KristianH1986]

@@Nosfeast How do you police weight cutting? ok so JR weights are added, still doesnt stop fighters cutting to JR weights.

[@patogordo1385]

@@KristianH1986it is part of the game. They can choose to do it or not. Quite simple.

[@KristianH1986]

@@patogordo1385 what about my responses made you think I wasn’t aware about the ins and outs of weight cutting 🤦

[@akllls617]

Exactly if you add a weight class that’s 5 pounds up people that fight at 170 they’ll come down to 160 and 165

[@SlowCookerStu]

It's a totally different size human, its a totally different size human! LOL

[@glueball9511]

honestly khamzat against bigger fighters makes for alot more compelling matchups. khamzat has kind of already shown his ass with the way he conducts himself, somehwat feel like that along with the war with burns revealed the nature of the guys initial dominance of other fighters

[@davidhaddad9022]

Wrestlers have never, ever done well against bigger guys in MMA history. They rely on their weight too much. Khamzat is in for a rude awakening at MW.

[@DailyCorvid]

He cycles dope in order to beat the top fighters, then cruise against the rest of the division using technique and skill. Tyson Fury does the same in HW boxing and Rodtang has been doing it in ONE for ages too.... ALL the top fighters imo are on it.@@davidhaddad9022

[@DarkArtsDeepDive]

Commission didn’t tell him to stop cutting the ufc Dr. did. This was a company decision to save Diaz’s marketability since he may be coming back.

[@munkeyinspace5331]

Then why did they even schedule the fight in the first place…? This conspiracy theory makes no sense…

[@sanjeevkumar616]

What does Diaz on "last fight of contract" marketability has to do with UFC? UFC would have loved for Khamzat to get that rub from beating Nate.

[@DarkArtsDeepDive]

@@sanjeevkumar616 The ppv numbers he commands would’ve been badly negatively effected after getting his head caved in by Chimaev. They wanted the possibility of keeping him as a golden goose and we now know Nate’s been considering re-signing.

[@DarkArtsDeepDive]

@@munkeyinspace5331 Poor planning and poor analysis. They’re constantly checking social media metrics and they realized it wasn’t a good match up

[@julianjay9640]

Khamzat is so big compared to colby it’s mad

[@bent-over.]

I’m just here for the joe impressions, he so accustomed to it he doesn’t even flinch. Me on the other hand my stomach hurts from laughing too much

[@aryanras]

Did he just call him Hazmat?😂

[@TheSamTT]

Yeah

[@IgorGutman]

Pretty sure UFC told Khamzat to not make that weight. Khamzat had no choice but to miss that weight.

[@persiancucumber9255]

Khamzat is the same animal but different beast now

[@phillustrator]

Hahahaha the guest called Khamzat "Hazmat" at 3:43 He is indeed hazardous material

[@kenjohn12]

155, 165, 175, division would be the greatest evolution in the UFC. Its the absolute best choice to do. We would have so many great fights and more great fighters. Fighters would be able to perform alot better and less pull outs. Its weird they are against such an obvious choice in todays time.

[@stevenbaker8903]

Nah I like it how it is, make weight idk what to tell ya

[@kalocaploc124]

That would ruin the UFC. The most competitive divisions would have to spread talent to other weight classes, and most incredible matchups would never happen. That would literally ruin the UFC. Its exactly like that in boxing, Dana will never make that mistake.

[@eveningstar7812]

@@kalocaploc124As the roster stands now yes, however they could easily sign more fighters, there is enough in the world. The are so many killers out there who haven’t managed to make it to the UFC.

[@kenjohn12]

@@kalocaploc124 No its not exactly like that in boxing, in boxing there far more weight classes than what i mentioned. And there are 4-5 different belts in every weight divison, and so different promoters and promotions involved, that is the other big factors that ruins it in boxing that we don’t have in UFC. All i am saying is adding just 1 more weight class, 2 if you want to inlcude 195. The leap from todays 185 to 205 is 20 pounds . 155 to 175 is 15 pounds. There would be less fighters missing weight as until today that has been a big issue in the UFC. And i would argue against what you said, we would definitely have more and better match ups. As there more comfortable and reasonable weight classes with not such a giant leap. So the fighter can get in the best fight shape without complaining about the weight as there are then a weight class for every 10 pounds. There would be more champion vs champion match ups also. There are so many talents with todays evolution in fighting and the popularity of MMA today is at an all time high so its only going to get bigger with more and more talents

[@kenjohn12]

@@eveningstar7812 There are absolutely killer fighters out there all over the world and different promotions.

[@nathanbain798]

We not going to talk about him taking shots on his advertisement where he called out ESPN/ufc pricing.

[@danapink361]

They say Nate dogged bullet but I believe Nate dogged missile!

[@hi_tech_reptilez]

Im sure there is an issue with this, but what about just weighing fighters monthly and they average their weight over whatever months to make sure their class is right, and if they want to change weight class, they go up 10lbs for 6 months or whatever?

[@marlenegaudet5554]

I agree with Joe about the weighing in. Dehydration repeatedly can possible to likelyncause kidney damage to these fighters later in life. Bad enough head shots can rattle their brains.

[@babyreps365]

Ahhhh damage yes but compared to what? Healthy pro athletes cutting weight 3 times a year is far better long term than typical American overweight fast food couch potatoe. If done properly and not extreme cuts it's not damaging to a healthy person

[@marlenegaudet5554]

@@babyreps365 They are losing over 20 pounds in a quick period of time. During Ramadan, Muslims do not eat or drink during the day but only after the sun goes down. They are still working out ferocity during the day. I am in no way at all critical of the Muslim beliefs. I have had many traditional Muslim friends. I am just concerned about the effects on the kidneys. These guys are tough I just don't want them to suffer repercussions in later life. On the other hand, there have been many professional elite fighter from that area and are now elderly ( not that old ) but seem to be in awesome shape. I was born with slightly deformed kidneys. Last year, a doctor put me on a drug. I tried to tell him that the drug was not good for me and tried to tell him the severe side effects I was experiencing. He would just rush out of the room and write me another prescription for " that drug " as the computer was in the other room. I now have renal damage. So, what does he do - cancels me as a client. Trying to get a new doctor this month - have an apt next week. So this is real to me and I don't want others to end up having damage. But , as stated , the older elite fighter seem to be well. They eat awesome, wholesome foods.

[@marlenegaudet5554]

Next week not next month.

[@murrkieryel6602]

And the dehydration makes a concussion more likely and more severe.

[@tongpoo8985]

I dont really care about the cut affecting their health. Its just lame that the optimal thing to do is starve yourself so you can beat up people way smaller than you. Weigh-in an hour before the fight and during training camps

[@bertlloyd2990]

Joe R with the low-key SAVAGE insult: "Colby is your friend." Dang, man.

[@patturk7408]

The king of cutting (boxing)- Arturo Gatti (RIP). By the time the fight happened, he was 2 weight classes heavier. If not more.

[@KepokLekor69]

Khamzat don't give a shit..he just want to fight and give him Money

[@A1K3NFISHING]

3:44 I have said this ever since Khamzat won his first fight in the UFC. No BS. He isn’t a 170lber. He’s a real 185 who was picking on people in the 170s. And when he fought a real 155er that has to hit it hard to get to 170 in Burns. He went to WAR!!! Khamzat is trying to cherry pick. And I think he needs to fight guys like Paulo, Pereira, Covington, Usman, the gatekeeper Whittaker, Adesanya. He starts fighting guys like that and winning. We know he’s legit. He’s been picking on 170s and the only hellacious fighter he’s fought was Burns. Everyone forgets he ducked Leon Edwards in 2021 due to “Covid” but a week later he was FULL health again “smeshing” everyone. I think the dude is a freak and you know hes good. But fight the real OGs instead of ducking them and letting them beat theirselves to death by actually fighting each other like men. He’s just biding time waiting to pounce and hold onto his zero losses after everyone’s else has done all the smeshing. Mark my words that’s how it’ll play out.

[@A1K3NFISHING]

7:49 if Colby didn’t have PILLOWS for hands the usman fights would’ve been different!! But Colby’s walking away with the belt at UFC 295.

[@JakeJameson-ve4mn]

Dana isn't giving him big fights the biggest fight he's ever been offered was a washed Nate Diaz and that got cancelled.... Khamzat will fight anyone in the 170 class hasn't ever taken down an offer apart from one time because of an injury

[@A1K3NFISHING]

@@JakeJameson-ve4mn dude. calm down. you just proved my point diiiiccck hopper. the diaz fight didnt get cancelled. khamzat couldnt make weight. because he couldnt make weight, the fight card got moved and khamzat fought at a catch weight. proving hes a punk. khamzat will clearly fight anyone at 170 because hes not a real 170lber. hes a 185+... proving my point. khamzat ducked leon not because of an injury, but because of "covid". so that would be two times hes dodged offers from the 170lber division. like i saiid, you proved my point and proved you are a khamzat rider casual. he is not the next great thing. khamzat is a pretender. its okay. calm down man. Khamzat will prove me right and you will move onto the next big thing just as causal fans do. no big deal.

[@mas72450]

So he's a real 185er and Burns is a 155er? Lmao 🤫

[@easymoney7007]

You're spot on about Khamzat picking easy fights. But Burns is absolutely not a 155'er. Burns walks around over 200 lbs.

[@NomadicMaleClan]

Joe high as hell 😂😂😂😂

[@alphatrion100]

The weigh-ins should be on the same day as the fight

[@kurtfranklin2680]

There is not enough top level talent to justify more weight classes. That you have guys going up a class and excelling proves that.

[@beastwaynes4868]

Not necessarily. It could be that some guys are so used to being so depleted when they're cutting a lot that they're not aware of the difference in their performances when they don't (which I believe was the case with a lot of them initially). There could be a marked skill increase when guys stop cutting as much (I've read about a number of guys who were spending almost their entire camp just focusing on cutting weight). The cut could be affecting certain guys more than others (for various reasons). The variables are endless. You're probably correct to an extent about the talent, but I guarantee you if they spend the necessary time and money the talent will come. Just look at the growth of the sport in the last 10-15 years. When I started watching regularly lightweight was the lowest of only five weight classes. Think of the career Frankie Edgar would've had if he started fighting at bantamweight.

[@benlewis5312]

​@@beastwaynes4868 There is definitely a lack of talent at the higher weight classes. Just look at the UFC roster. There are only 73 HW's and 66 LHW's currently active on the UFC roster compared to 133 LW's, 117 FW's, 111 WW's, and 104 MW's. The only weight class change that can be justified is creating a 165 and a 175 while getting rid of 170. If we started splitting up the higher divisions you'd end up having divisions of 40-50 guys which makes no sense. And talent is never going to come to those higher weight classes simply because there are not enough men on the planet to fill those weight classes. If you took all athletic men on the planet and told them to pick a weight class, 80% of them would fall between 145 and 185 after cutting weight. There aren't enough big guys in the world to make the higher weight classes competitive

[@scotiacrumpler2824]

Weight classes were created for one reason - to generate more money. More stars, more championship fights. If there were no weight classes the entire ufc roster would be LHW and HW

[@thesampsoninstitute]

We want to see the best skills. They do not belong to any weight class. Would be stupid not to see the most amazing LW because he gets smashed by a mediocre HW.

[@beastwaynes4868]

@@benlewis5312 I agree. I'm definitely not advocating for a new weight class every 10lbs, _especially_ not in the heavier weights. I do think 10lbs gaps between 125 and 185 makes perfect sense though; and I'd be very interested to see what would happen if all fighters had to be within 10lbs of their fighting weight between signing on the dotted line and the moment their first foot touches the canvas. The quality and numbers of the roster by weight will always fluctuate though, and LHW in particular is as weak as it has ever been currently imo. That's why I think the UFC needs to be a little flexible, and maybe try going back to the original format with the heavier weight classes. Hold a handful of grand prix tournaments for 200lbs upwards, then do an Ultimate Ultimate every year during international fight week or something.

[@jamesallen8917]

What was that wierd advert in the middle of this ? Are people faking voices now to sell shit

[@kashkash3665]

Lol just heard that BS that isn’t Rogan

[@incontruth4116]

Khazmat had proven that theres a person that can “smash”him and that’s Khazmat himself.

[@tejsoneji]

Khamzat IS fighting Paulo Costa in October. Was this recorded before that fight was announced?

[@johnlowe7355]

Joe making excuses for Khamzat missing weight by 8 POUNDS is insane…..

[@3317alibaba]

He was, if im not mistaken, 2lbs over, couldve been 3, when the comission stopped him. When he weighed in he had already started to rehydrate.

[@johnlowe7355]

@@3317alibaba yeah but take away all the nonsense. Weigh ins are weigh ins, he missed weight by a ridiculous amount and who else in recent memory has used the ‘doctor’ told me to stop cutting weight excuse?!

[@MrD3000]

The photo of Khazmat in the thumbnail is funny as hell. His beard looks absolutely ridiculous.

[@marksutherlandjr.2121]

Edit: First time Khamzat ever missed weight as well.. Basically Khamzat at 170 HUGE FUCKING PROBLEM for everyone!! I would say even Colby!! But that's the fight to see for SURE!! That said.. Khamzat at 185? Meh.. Will he be as effective? Probably not. It ALL comes down to how much energy will that easier cut give him. He may find himself with a gastank for DAYS!! Now that he isn't cutting weight, and he will be able to do those explosive takedowns and go Incredibly hard the WHOLE DAMN TIME!! If this is the case? New Boss in 185..

[@scotiacrumpler2824]

We’ll get a better idea of how good he is when he starts fighting more guys who are his size at 185 instead of weight bullying 170ers

[@DrMeatspank]

He will be fine at 85

[@mattbarker1411]

He lost to a 155er, and isn't what you all hyped him up to be.

[@DrMeatspank]

@@mattbarker1411 who are you talking about

[@NateHades]

Wild that you post an entire Joe Rogan clip in general, then you run a mid roll sponsorship on top of that. Don’t know how that’s aloud at all.

[@DefendersofGod619]

I honestly think that crazy mf can even do that to Costa

[@nsgames1916]

Disagree

[@Kaisoazion]

I think after the Max n Khabib, they’re finally cautious

[@michaelhenry8890]

Yea the bump from 170 to 185 is the most drastic jump between Weight classes. Very easily.

[@micahwest2793]

You forgot 185 to 205

[@beastwaynes4868]

And 205 to 265!

[@emilegriffith1473]

​@@beastwaynes4868 the higher in weight u go the less total percentage of bodyweight you lose. A 230 pounder cutting to 205 isnt as bad as a 160 pounder cutting to 135

[@benlewis5312]

​@@micahwest2793 185 to 205 isn't that bad. There are currently only 66 active LHWs compared to 104 active MWs, so there is far less competition moving up a division. Also as fighters start to get larger, weight differences matter less since nearly everyone has KO power and unnecessary weight slows fighters down. It's especially evident at heavyweight where you see guys like Gane (248), Jones (249), Miocic (240), and DC (251) doing just fine against HW's that have a 15-30 pound weight advantage

[@ivkuasenov]

Khamzat looks like a heavyweight

[@americandissident9062]

There is absolutely no way in hell Khamzat needs to be fighting at 170. I don’t care how often he makes 170. The dude is gigantic at 170. Bigger than every other fighter at 170, comfortably bigger than all of them. He is very appropriate for 185 though and I do believe he could win that belt. I even think if he bulked up to 205 (which he does often walk around over 200), he could give a lot of those guys real problems. 1:33 Alex Pereira absolutely has no business at 185.

[@D0W666]

Kevin Holland is bigger than him, we know what happened there.

[@americandissident9062]

@@D0W666 Holland fights mostly at 185 now. And has zero ground game. As I’ve said in many other comments, Khamzat only wants to fight smaller guys or guys with no ground game.

[@D0W666]

@americandissident9062 if Khamzat only wants to fight smaller guys why did he choose to fight Holland?? Who is bigger than him? Why didn't he fight Nate? Who is tiny compared to Khamzat? You make no sense. Shut up.

[@D0W666]

@americandissident9062 you don't make sense and you make shit up. You're a moron who knows fuck all.

[@saemongrille]

Why aren't classes based on height instead of weight? Seems more fair and would eliminate the issues with cutting down weight.

[@orlandogonzalez9360]

or they KNEW that Nate was going to receive the bloodiest worst beat down of his declining career and they intervened.

[@gregfalco4528]

Colby 100%. Leon was getting thrashed around in the first fight, and once Kumaru got bored of beating the pulp out of Leon, that created the opening for Leon to throw the hardest head kick he has ever thrown in his entire mediocre career. The second match was just Kumaru having fallen off. His piston-like jab was gone. His wrestling wasn't the same. Colby is going to get that belt.

[@danielatlas7059]

What if Leon head kick Colby too??

[@gregfalco4528]

@@danielatlas7059 He won't get that lucky twice.

[@danielatlas7059]

@@gregfalco4528 anything is possible in MMA, hope you know it. Colby don't have heavy hands like Usman so getting KO'd is out of equation for Leon which might leads into a well executed head kick KO

[@gregfalco4528]

@@danielatlas7059 Don't bet on it.

[@danielatlas7059]

@@gregfalco4528 tbh i fucking need Colby as the champ. Him and Sean Strickland's run as champs might be best thing ever happened in UFC. So i pray to gods

[@tonytaf107]

Khamzat didn't "miss weight". What I think is that the UFC decided to save Nate's ass/honor and put Nate then against a Tony Ferguson completely roasted.

[@DewkChronic]

they weigh fighters when they get in town and have a physical, so they know how much he needs to cut. Khamzat was probably real heavy so they watched him close.

[@DubzCo]

Isn’t the iWatch advert going to upset the UFC a little

[@Lemon_Drums_USA]

Khamzat has never been the same after he caught Covid. True fans remember when he first came on the scene. He was a generational talent at 170.

[@cdot187]

u high af😂😂

[@cole498]

He got beat by Gilbert then was 18 pounds over weight to fight Diaz. True reason is he is probably in the war or is hiding out. So he doesn't get drafted

[@cdot187]

@@cole498 he won tho…. And huh 😂 u high too ain’t you my boy khazmat will be champ you a 🍆🚴

[@Lemon_Drums_USA]

@@cdot187 hey dummy. You don’t remember when he was coughing up blood from training with Covid and got rushed to the hospital. You don’t remember Dana being pissed, the doctors told him he needed to stop to fully recover, and he trained and made it worse on his kidneys. Look it up.

[@Ajox191]

Paulo Costa is a different animal. Good luck wrestling that.

[@timberhoff]

There should be a compulsory weigh in like twice a week in a center somewhere (video cameras etc) and the average weight you get over like last 1 month.. this is your weight. Solved!

[@JonaldTruden]

What JRE was this. Can’t seem to find it

[@williambreeze2659]

Great clip!

[@kevinfisher6136]

I love Joe's impersonation of khamzat

[@xanselmox]

Clearly something behind the scenes happened, whether it was with Chimaev's team or with Dana who knows, but something changed last minute.

[@jonanik3091]

Khamzat is the typical case of “i’m better than all these guys, so I don’t want to fight them just give me title shot already”

[@maxfedor1]

Has better wins then colby

[@jonanik3091]

@@maxfedor1 so why won’t he fight colby and simply beat him and make a lot of money in the process

[@charlyfritz6690]

Costa couldn't even make 185 anymore, not a catchweight at 195 either, so what are we talking about here? and Pereira moved up too...Khamzat is big for other 170ers, but the 185ers that can't make 185 anymore are obviously bigger, Pereira cut from 230 to 185, last fight...

[@rylandpeters8982]

pretty simple make them fight on the same day as weigh ins. then they will fight closer to their most comfortable weight and have no time to pack it back on

[@villevaisanen7705]

Started training with Till😂

[@AverageCollegeHuman]

That add was crazy

[@Felipe_ID]

As the Speed that Dana White fires Fighters... Would not be able to Make this number of Categories. He is Sufering to make a good UFC Card, with keeping his arrogance and greed.

[@Bullets4Bucks]

If they don't accept anyone how could they accept me?

[@williewalton430]

Which episode is this

[@mmarco8787]

There should be 50 weight classes. Each separated by a pound.

[@AlexisGonzalez-eg6nl]

Fam what

[@MrEndzo]

They called the doctor, it's not like they show up out of nowhere.

[@billyelliot78]

“I keel evry waan” 🤣🤣🤣

[@hardcorerabanrkkennedyjnr1115]

I think he could beat anyone at any weight this guy he's just completely one mental animal of a man who really has what it takes to win in this game haha

[@jaythor70]

Put the weight classes at 10lb increments all the way to 225, and weigh in the day of the fight. Stops the damaging weight cuts, and makes for better performances in longer fights. Also, it is easier to get a back-up if someone is injured late in training.

[@sushrutkadam2391]

Ufc group Khamzat: I kill everyone. Dana added Shavkat Rakhmonov Khamzat: …..

[@roxfoot]

I agree with the comission. If you are naturally 185 and want to fight smaller men, no.

[@Hyperslob]

“They are very cautious” what? We’ve seen people weigh in and look like they are dying or suffering from a disease. And now we are supposed to believe that for Khamzat they said “no you look to bad” 😂😂😂😂. Okay pal. UFC didn’t want fans to hate them for doing what they tried to do to Nate for his last fight, so the UFC found a way to save face and get out of that.

[@incheasyraf]

What episode is this? Anyone?

[@hu6284]

I'd say give a range to fighters between 10 pounds, choose the mean towards the higher side of each pick nullifying the rigid 10-15 pound limits making it more competitive and fair.

[@bryanfrombuffalo7685]

Ppl just need to fight at their weight...if your tough ...your tough

[@eaglewinnings8003]

Bro called him a Haz Mat like the suit

[@irvingramirez2335]

What episode?