Sometimes weight cutting can reach extreme levels.
Although not that unusual, most fighters prefer not to reveal how much extra weight they need to shed before a fight, especially in a case such as UFC Nashville’s Deiveson Figueiredo, who told Combate he needed to brush off a whopping 39 pounds in order to make weight for his bout against fellow flyweight contender Jussier Formiga.
Despite the enormous amount of weight Figueiredo had to cut, the Brazilian explained the process wasn’t all that straining and only left him stressed out and craving junk food such as pizza and soft drinks.