There has been a new epidemic of sorts in today’s mixed martial arts.
As a means of building speed, packing on muscle or implementing new title plans, fighters are morphing careers by jumping weight classes.
Some do it to escape a divisional collapse. Others do it to test their skills at an entirely different level.
So, on the heels of popular weight class shifts by notable athletes such as Frankie Edgar and Daniel Cormier, here are five other fighters who should seek a change in scenery.