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Diet coach: Cyborg could 'absolutely' make 135, but would likely lack performance

Can Cris Cyborg make the 135-pound weight limit? Despite a dominant performance against Leslie Smith at UFC 198, where Cyborg weighed-in as low as 139 lbs for their catchweight bout, her nutritionist George Lockhart isn't sure she could still perform well at bantamweight.

"Could she make the cut? Absolutely," Lockhart explained on The Luke Thomas Show (Transcription via MMA Fighting). "She can make 135. She can make 130, but performing? That's another question. That right there comes down to time. She put in a lot of time for this.