Looks like UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt really let himself go in between fights, something he could regret Friday in Japan.
“The Super Samoan” tipped the scales at a hefty 284 pounds at the end of the day Thursday, so therefore, he would’ve been forced to shed 18 pounds by Friday’s 3 a.m. ET weigh-ins, according to Yahoo Sports.
The UFC heavyweight limit is 265 pounds, though 266 pounds is acceptable for non-title matchups.
Perhaps even more shocking than his weight is the notion that Hunt isn’t worried about his upcoming trip to the scale, as MMA Fighting has since reported.
“Earlier in the afternoon Hunt said, ‘I’m good. I’m only a few kilos off now.’ Less than two hours later he then said, ‘I am on weight right now, I think,'” the article notes.
Fight Metric archives indicate that no heavyweight fighter has ever missed the weight in the UFC.
Hunt weighed in at a stout 262 pounds for UFC Fight Night 33 in December 2013, where he battled Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in a massively entertaining 25-minute brawl that ended in a majority draw.
The 40-year-old striker is a respectable 4-1(1) in his past six contests, with his sole defeat coming at the hands of former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos at UFC 160 in May 2013.
The fight marked just the second time in Hunt’s career that he was finished with strikes.
His upcoming opponent, Roy Nelson, is known as much for his heavy hands and solid chin as he is for his flabby physique.
Despite being a bigger fan of fast food than the weight room, Nelson has never had an issue making 265 pounds the day before a fight.
His most recent contest was a brutal knockout over PRIDE legend Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC Fight Night 39 in April 2014.
Bleacher Report will cover the UFC Fight Night 52 weigh-ins, which take place at the Saitama Super Arena.
John Heinis is a featured columnist for Bleacher Report. He is also the MMA editor for eDraft.com.
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