26/09/2016, 3:50
No flying non c'è nessun divieto che non ti porta a tagliare più di 9 o 9 chili e mezzo, semplicemente lessi in un articolo inglese (se lo riesco a trovare lo posto) che diceva che proprio il divieto delle flebo non permetteva agli atleti di poter rimettere tutti quei chili come in passato, cioè se prima potevi entrare in gabbia pesando 13-14 chili in più ora, secondo quell'articolo, non lo puoi fare più. Poi se tutto ciò è vero non lo so, ma ad occhio direi di si perchè vedo quasi tutti con qualche chilo in meno in gabbia (poi può darsi anche che sia solo una mia impressione condizionata da quell'articolo ). Per quanto riguarda Alvarez si 186 libbre era il peso fuori camp, ma da queste parole lascia trasparire che il suo peso naturale sia cmq 181 libbre e dice che per fare i piuma dovrebbe tagliarsi una gamba (faccio copia e incolla delle sue parole, scusate se non condivido l'articolo ma sono tecnologicamente ignorante e non so farlo xD)
"Eddie Alvarez isn't interested in retreating from the shark tank known as the UFC's lightweight division.
A former Bellator lightweight champion, Alvarez lost his UFC debut to perennial contender Donald Cerrone at UFC 178 in September, after which the promotion's president, Dana White, suggested Alvarez move down to the featherweight division.
Alvarez respectfully declined the offer.
"I let him know that if I had put Cerrone away in the first two minutes of that fight, we wouldn't be having this conversation," Alvarez told ESPN's Brett Okamoto. "I know what I can do at 155 (pounds). I've knocked a ton of guys out. I know the power I have and the advantages I have against the best in the world. I rarely think that when a guy loses a fight, it's a weight issue. You can either fight or you can't."
Alvarez certainly didn't look out of his depth against Cerrone, and his performance is even more impressive in hindsight. With a seven-fight winning streak, "Cowboy" is on the cusp of a title shot, and Alvarez proved to be his toughest test during that run.
"I can't cut to 145. I'd have to cut a leg off," Alvarez said. "I come into camps around 186 pounds. Right now, I'm one month away from my fight and I weigh 181 in the morning. I already get clipped enough. I don't want to go that route where I'm going into fights dehydrated. I used to fight at 170 pounds. I was 10-0 at 170 with eight knockouts. I'm not going to listen to somebody from the outside tell me what weight I should be fighting at."
So instead of moving down a class, Alvarez will step into the cage with another 155-pound monster when he faces Gilbert Melendez at UFC 188. When Alvarez was the Bellator champion and Melendez ruled the 155-pounders in Strikeforce, the two promotions tried to book them in a super-fight, but the bout never materialized.
"My main concern when I joined the UFC wasn't, 'I want the belt right away,' " Alvarez said. "I wanted to fight Gilbert Melendez more than I did (then-champion) Anthony Pettis. It's more of a matchup thing for me. We have a long rivalry. I think that was the biggest fight to make in the lightweight division and it still is right now. I don't think there is a more sought-after fight than me and Gilbert.
"People want to see that fight more than any other."