Strikeforce’s Roger Bowling lays off weights in advance of bout with Tarec Saffiedine

Roger Bowling’s flirtations with the lightweight class are, for now, on the shelf.

With his physical size, dropping weight seemed like a tough proposition,
though it might give him considerable advantages going into the cage.

But in the buildup…

Roger Bowling’s flirtations with the lightweight class are, for now, on the shelf.

With his physical size, dropping weight seemed like a tough proposition,
though it might give him considerable advantages going into the cage.

But in the buildup to a welterweight clash with Tarec Saffiedine at “Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman,” Bowling tried a different tack. Instead of lifting big, he’s lifting
small a lot.