VID Cormier misses weight, and then makes it two minutes later
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Yeah is saw a comment about that under the youtube vid, the first time his hands was low, the second time he grabbed the towel and they were holding it up.
First and foremost i have no fucking clue if that would actually make you lighter on a scale
its called gravity bru
get on a scale and give tiny bit of push down on a chair or counter
same can be done with a rope that is somewhat tight...in this case the rope is the top of the two towels they were holding.
The fight needs to take place so I am happy they both "made" weight.
And the scale was tared down at least a pound...If anyone thinks Rumble wants to cut a single ounce more than he has to they are crazy....no way he would cut to below 204....no way
Try it at home. Step on the scale...then put your hand on the wall and try and relieve some weight. It works.
I understand that it was gravity, didn't know a little push of a towel could get you 1.2 pounds off, but indeed your rumble argument is solid
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNNfYU_019s
Notice that not only the first time was he not holding it (obviously).
Second time they bring ANOTHER towel, a heavier towel, to support his weight better. A touch is all you need.
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At a Jiu Jitsu tournament I was at, this guy supposedly made weight at 170 leaning against the table (at the day before weigh ins). His division capped at 170, on Saturday he weighed 193 lbs (where the heaviest guy in his bracket weighed 168)... Dude swore he made weight, but one of the tournament staff swore he was doing the "lean on the table/one foot in the air" thing
Motherfucking genious!!! at 2.38 to 2.43 you can actually see him pushing down and adjusting on the towel.....
If you're not cheating, you're not trying...lol
Savvy indeed. Ole wrestling trick that I'm sure
@ECC170 is familiar with as well.
I put down 300 for Rumble.
I just don't see D.C taking this rematch. Age + USADA two contributing factors to my pick.
DC weighed in at 206.2 the first time right? Then he came back & was 205...a 1.2 pound difference.
Rumble weighs in moments later at 203.8, and said the scale he was using said he was 205...a 1.2 pound difference.
Is it possible they adjusted the scale after DC weighed in the first time? He said he was backstage raising hell about their scale being off.
Rumble weighs in moments later at 203.8, and said the scale he was using said he was 205...a 1.2 pound difference.
Is it possible they adjusted the scale after DC weighed in the first time? He said he was backstage raising hell about their scale being off.
That could be the case, but I promise, him using that towel can alleviate a pound at the slightest touch...I've seen a coach in wrestling lean in to look at the scale next to his wrestler standing hip to hip and pushed up on his wrestlers elbow with his own elbow real nonchalant ,while the ref was standing on the other side with his eyes glued on the scale numbers...My own coach seen it and didn't say shit.. but he asked me if I caught that... and to top it off that same kid ended up getting mangled by our 130 pounder lol.. and if he would have just went his actual weight class of 135 he'd would've probably beat our 135, instead he got tech-falled 18-3 lol
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lol I think its very possible ...its the UFC the greediest of the greed anything for that dolla dolla bill yo!
yes, and to push up enough to get 1.2 pounds off it takes more pressure than he was putting on the towel, plus the guys were barely holding it. It would take something solid for him to push against to get that pressure off the scale. Plus it would have to be angled correctly for his to get any pressure off. His arms were not that taught either. I dunno, I don't see it. A kid weighing 45 pounds, maybe. A man over 200, nah.
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1.2 pounds isn't much weight, and he could have lost that just by laying his arms on the towels. It is very easy to do, if you have a scale in your house. It wouldn't need to be a solid surface.
Your completely wrong
Merely resting in your hand on the towel will take ounces and pounds off of the force exerted onto the scale
It is science
Enjoy though...FYI I am a DC fan so no bias here