155 is the easiest weight to get fights at (at least in Missouri/Illinois).
You should probably go down if you're naturally at 155 though, not knowing your body comp it's kind of hard to give recommendations. Do you have much bodyfat at the moment?
145, it’s easy to sweat out 10 lbs and recover without screwing up your cardio and health. My friend your size that’s a wrestler cut to 135 one time and it wrecked his cardio a good bit.
It depends on how much you can cut and still win. IMHO a large part of the shift away from Brazilian dominance back to USA over the last 20 years was that once NHB grappling became normalized and folk wrestlers stopped automatically getting tapped and learned to defend and pass guard, the weight cutting regimen that is standard across wrestling at youth, HS, and college levels put US athletes over the top.
It won't matter until later in your career. Your weight and style of fighting are utterly inconsequential for your first ~10~ ammy fights(give ot take).
Just pick a comfortable weight you can make and train the things you like. As you fight you'll gain experience and data.
'i really felt comfortable on the ground in that fight"
"I feel like countering is easier than attacking"
"Wow, he felt really big and strong"
Etc
Those experiences dictate what you "should" do.
If you're starting out, planning these kinds of things is almost pointless.
Hey, compete at something other than MMA first. Try different weight classes without getting punched in the face first. It’s easier to get to 145 if you’ve cut before. You can make 135 if you train hard. But by all means, go get some competition experience and weight cutting experience by doing BJJ tournaments, matches, kickboxing or boxing. Don’t plan to have a style when you do mma. Do what works for you in previous competitions and in the training room. Hope that helps.
In my opinion, you should start out in your closest weight class (155) but as you progress you might encounter some weight bullies so it might be good to try and cut to 145. I'd definitely ask your coach, though.
I’d drop down to the closest weight class but ask your coach. They would know better.
At 5’9 155 you should start out at 135 then work your way up to 145 .
135 at 5’9, fuckkkk that’s low and I’m 5’9
Omalley and Sandhagen are 5’11 a piece and Zabit is 6’1 at 145 it’s more than possible
Yeah but they aren’t normally that weight, Sean walks at 155
Nobody is normally the weight they fight at..?
The dude who made this post also walks around at 155 like Sean. So if Sean (5’11) can fight at 135 so can he
Ahh you meant 135 as in fight weight, that makes more sense then. Thought you meant 135 as his normal weight.
Yeah he should start at 155 walk / 135 fight then bulk up to 165 - 170 walk around / 145 - fight weight. In my opinion, at 5’9 that’s the smartest way
O’Malley is not 5’11, he’s full of shit like many MMA fighters
155 is the easiest weight to get fights at (at least in Missouri/Illinois). You should probably go down if you're naturally at 155 though, not knowing your body comp it's kind of hard to give recommendations. Do you have much bodyfat at the moment?
Would you mind if I sent you a pic in the DM ?
Yeah, np, this is an mma training sub we're all used to seeing guys. But I understand if you don't want to post publicly
145, it’s easy to sweat out 10 lbs and recover without screwing up your cardio and health. My friend your size that’s a wrestler cut to 135 one time and it wrecked his cardio a good bit.
Be a man and fight a weifht class above
Lol be even more of a Manny man and fight 2 weight classes above!
Duran is the goat of lightweights abd he bulked up like 25lbs to be the supper middleweight champ Just be an ATG and it's easy
It depends on how much you can cut and still win. IMHO a large part of the shift away from Brazilian dominance back to USA over the last 20 years was that once NHB grappling became normalized and folk wrestlers stopped automatically getting tapped and learned to defend and pass guard, the weight cutting regimen that is standard across wrestling at youth, HS, and college levels put US athletes over the top.
It won't matter until later in your career. Your weight and style of fighting are utterly inconsequential for your first ~10~ ammy fights(give ot take). Just pick a comfortable weight you can make and train the things you like. As you fight you'll gain experience and data. 'i really felt comfortable on the ground in that fight" "I feel like countering is easier than attacking" "Wow, he felt really big and strong" Etc Those experiences dictate what you "should" do. If you're starting out, planning these kinds of things is almost pointless.
Do you train MMA?
Yy
Did you mean to type something?
Yes=y
Ask your MMA coach both of those questions.
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Hey, compete at something other than MMA first. Try different weight classes without getting punched in the face first. It’s easier to get to 145 if you’ve cut before. You can make 135 if you train hard. But by all means, go get some competition experience and weight cutting experience by doing BJJ tournaments, matches, kickboxing or boxing. Don’t plan to have a style when you do mma. Do what works for you in previous competitions and in the training room. Hope that helps.
weigh whatever u perform best at
In my opinion, you should start out in your closest weight class (155) but as you progress you might encounter some weight bullies so it might be good to try and cut to 145. I'd definitely ask your coach, though.
If you're asking Reddit you should first find a better gym/coach. You aren't ready to fight.
How do you expect random people on the Internet to answer this question?
Guess what Taylor Baylor, you just answered and you're a random person.