Moving down to light heavyweight is a terrible idea.
The man suffered kidney failure and was unable to compete in the Goddamn Olympics because of a failed weight cut to 211 lbs. He cannot cut down to 205, period.
Would you care to specify why he suffered kidney failure or are you assuming that your point stands on its own?
Per Loretta Hunt:
Rather than lose weight gradually, Cormier often sweated out 20-30 pounds of water weight before competition to the point of dehydration.
"I'd hurry to my room and drink something like soup to get my stomach expanding," he said. "Then I'd get sick and vomit and poop -- I was just getting sick from all the liquids I was pouring into me. But if I weighed in at four, around six or seven o'clock I'd start to feel better."
Cormier's purging routine caught up to him at the worst possible time, as he stepped off the Olympic scale in front of officials.
"When I went to rehydrate myself, my body started doing weird things," recalled Cormier. "I was throwing up everywhere. I started cramping really bad. Then, I couldn't walk."
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...05/18/daniel.cormier/index.html#ixzz1vc2vi5m2
Except Cormier showed against Barnett that he can still take down his much bigger opponents with ease, even with a broken hand. If Cormier is prone to getting his hand broken, he still has avenues to win.
Those avenues are significantly decreased when he opponents have great take-down defense or a great wrestling background. Simply put, you cannot keep breaking your hand in round 1 or 2 and expect to win many fights.
Well then it's simple, you make them fight, or you basically do what Dana did with Fitch and Koscheck. While Koscheck found his way to a title shot, Fitch would fight guys in high-risk/low-reward type of situations. It's not an ideal situation, but as I stated, Cormier cannot make the weight cut to 205. Can't make them fight? You can still work around it.
I guess I missed the part where Koscheck and Fitch fought one another. I also missed who "made" them.
Also, in an interview, Cormier said this:
"It's scary because I saw something on this football player in Tulsa who was boxing and he got severely dehydrated, started cramping, started getting the same [symptoms] that I had, and died," said Cormier. "Listen, I'm a clear thinker and I know that I carry some extra fat and I could probably get to 205 if I needed to. But it would have to be a total lifestyle change. I just can't do it the wrong way anymore."
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...05/18/daniel.cormier/index.html#ixzz1vc4kRw7T
Alright now we're being silly.
You mean, the more experienced fighter in Jones could have his inexperience exploited by a less experienced fighter in Cormier? I'm confused. Furthermore, I'm having a hard time seeing a less experienced fighter in Cormier finding a way to exploit Jones' "inexperience" when much more experienced fighters like Rampage, Rashad, Shogun, and Machida were unable to do so.
Not at 205 lbs and not where, if this hypothetical situation took place, he'd be unlikely to be able to fight in the first place.
Jones may have more fights, but Cormier has explosive wrestling credentials and all the experience at world championships. The working theory among journalists is that Cormier actually has a real skill-set that could pose a problem to Jones. You can scoff at this all you want, but the facts are facts.
Rampage doesn't have Cormier's abilities and has already checked out of the UFC a long time ago. Rashad is the best name you listed of the four. Shogun is 4-4 in the UFC, including 2-3 in his last 5 since coming over from PRIDE. Machida is 1-3 in his last 4 fights.
I love Rampage. I had a long interview with him last week (we talked for over an hour) and he claims to still have the heart to fight, but he's also had a spotty run lately. Rashad is the only one on that list who has managed any sort of recent consistency. He's also the only one on that list who took Jones to a decision.
Exactly, which is why a drastic weight cut late in his career where he could become very sick again is a terrible idea.
Since you either didn't know or intentionally avoided putting down that his kidney failure stemmed from HOW he cut weight, not THAT he cut weight, I'd say your basic premise here does not hold up.
Cormier has said multiple times that he could do and I think he knows his body a little bit better than you do.
I'm confused. Cormier has never been KO'ed or even rocked seriously in the fights we've seen him in. Why are we acting like he's accumulated major damage on his chin like Big Country has?
All the evidence shows that a move to LHW could end his career.
I didn't say he had been KO'ed or rocked. I simply said that taking on that many fights at that size is going to accumulate. Especially if you're fighting multiple rounds without a hand because you broke it and can't use it for anything other than defended.
You can feel free to troll me all you want. I know you've gotten pretty good at it for some reason, but if you're going to do it, at least make sure that you aren't making inaccurate claims with no basis in reality.
Cormier has said on multiple occasions that he would and COULD make the switch the LHW. Just because you theorize that he "can't" doesn't change the reality that he has gone on record multiple times saying he can and the reason his kidneys failed was because of a completely improper and medically unsound method of cutting weight.
Given that your entire argument was predicated on an untrue statement, I'd say that NONE of the evidence indicates he would have a shorter career at LHW.
