Monson To Possibly Debut For Strikeforce at 205 Reliable sources have also mentioned to...

Monson To Possibly Debut For Strikeforce at 205

Reliable sources have also mentioned to Fighters.com that Monson and Strikeforce are in talks and Monson could actually debut at 205 pounds in Strikeforce in 2010. Neither Monson nor Strikeforce could confirm, but Monson did confirm he continues talks with Strikeforce.

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Can Monson survive the cut to 205?

by Scott Haber on Nov 11, 2009 11:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

It would definitely make more sense than being a 5’9 240 lb HW.

by MMASuPreMaCy on Nov 12, 2009 12:03 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

He's a beefy dude

If he can do it, it’d do wonders for his career. He’d be a handful at 205.

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by Blackout612 on Nov 12, 2009 12:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I don't understand your response.

I didn’t mean "survive" as in winning fights, I meant physically surviving the weight cut itself.

by Scott Haber on Nov 12, 2009 12:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I agreed with you. I said if he could do it, it makes total sense considering his height and size as a HW.

by MMASuPreMaCy on Nov 12, 2009 3:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I responded saying as much

And it somehow got deleted. Didn’t even call you a jerk or anything!

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by Blackout612 on Nov 12, 2009 2:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

by MMASuPreMaCy on Nov 12, 2009 3:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I hope so

I always like watching Monson.

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by mythbuster on Nov 12, 2009 12:01 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I don’t see how Monson could be any good at 205 he’s too big and the weight cut would leave him looking like a mess. But if he can somehow do it and stay at the same level that he is fight at now, meet your new SF LHW champion.

by Raker on Nov 12, 2009 1:55 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Didn't he always say he's the one to beat Fedor?

So why would he fight at LHW when Fedor is right there at HW?

by Discman2 on Nov 12, 2009 2:27 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Well

He just lost to RIzzo. That’s not great as a HW considering that Yvel just bashed Rizzo. Monson has problems with big dudes that can jab and throw big right hands.

by MMASuPreMaCy on Nov 12, 2009 3:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

exactly. i’d think he’d stay at HW, simply based on the potential (more profitable) match-ups.

by woooburn on Nov 12, 2009 10:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Monson will have to drop A LOT of his muscle mass to make 205.

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by AboveThisFire on Nov 12, 2009 8:57 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Yea

But IF he can survive that cut and keep a good bit of his power, then SF’s LHW division is in a world of submission hurt. Monson vs. Filho, anyone? 247lb to 205lb though?

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by Deo Wade on Nov 12, 2009 10:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Will Filho bring his ghosts? Because that would be an unfair advantage.

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by mythbuster on Nov 12, 2009 11:01 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Nah, it'll be fine

Filho’s Ghost can will have to deal with Monson’s Anarchist views.

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by Deo Wade on Nov 12, 2009 1:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

doesnt forrest cut

from around 235? so if monson could actually cut 10lbs of actual bodyweight, i dont see why he couldnt dehydrate the way alot of the other 205lbers do. Mike Whitehead is actually 235lbs come fight time apparently

by bluejitz on Nov 12, 2009 12:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Dropping 5% of weight in a day is not hard. That would mean he would have to go from 245 to 216 lbs to be able to make the weigh in.. If he can handle it, he can try the extreme 10% cut, which means he would go from 247 to 227 lbs before cutting the last 10% before weighing in.

He might have a place at LHW.

by nottheface on Nov 12, 2009 2:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs