UFC fighters Edson Barboza, Neil Magny, and Mackenzie Dern just dropped some seriously wild stories Thursday about the absolutely extreme lengths they go to for weight cuts before a fight. They spilled the beans in a TikTok video for Bleacher Report, giving fans a real peek behind the curtain at the insane struggles involved in making weight for a UFC bout. It’s truly something else.
Pushing Past The Limit
Edson Barboza’s story is probably the one that’ll make you gasp. Can you believe the guy actually noted that he’s passed out during a cut, only to wake up and somehow keep going? Think about that for a second. You’re pushing your body so hard, draining yourself to the point of losing consciousness, and then you just… resume? That’s not just dedication, that’s a whole other level of mental and physical toughness that most of us can barely comprehend. It shows you the sheer will these athletes have.
Crazy Methods to Make Weight
Barboza isn’t the only one with a jaw-dropping tale. Neil Magny talked about driving to weigh-ins while rocking a sauna suit, with the car’s heat cranked up to full blast. Talk about a sweat lodge on wheels, right? Then there’s Mackenzie Dern, who straight-up admitted she drank a beer to dehydrate herself. Yeah, you read that right. A beer to lose water. These aren’t just normal diets; these are strategic, intense, and frankly, kind of unbelievable tactics to hit that number on the scale.
These stories from Barboza, Magny, and Dern really highlight what fighters put their bodies through just to get into the octagon. It’s a constant, brutal battle with the scale long before they even face an opponent. It makes you think twice about what “making weight” truly means in the UFC.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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