Maybe Anthony Johnson Should Fight at Middleweight...

After UFC 106, there were rumors that Anthony Johnson collapsed after another long weight cut. Thanks to Ariel Helwani and Cung Le we now know this to be true.

That makes it two fights in a row that Johnson has had issues with his weight cut. At UFC 104 Anthony Johnson failed to make weight and was so weak his team had to carry him to and from the weigh-in.

It isn't hard to figure out why Johnson is putting his body through such difficult weight cuts. Anthony Johnson dwarfed Josh Koscheck at UFC 106 and Johnson unofficially weighed 200lbs. on fight night. In a sport where size and power are such important factors it makes sense that Johnson would try cut upwards of thirty pounds to obtain the size advantage.

However, there is a point where the weight cut no longer becomes an advantage and becomes a disadvantage.

One has to wonder how much long-term punishment Anthony Johnson's body can take from the long weight cuts. While Johnson is still young, his body may still be growing and it might be in his best interest to stop the brutal weight cuts and fight at middleweight...

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