Issue 187
November -0001
Sport is all about great timing and all eight of these fighters chose the right time to switch to a different weight division where they found success.
Dustin Poirier started his UFC career at featherweight, but after a loss to Conor McGregor moved up to lightweight and managed to capture the interim title in 2019.
Being undersized in the bantamweight division, Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson jumped at the chance to move to the new flyweight division, becoming the inaugural champion.
Daniel Cormier has managed to move between light heavyweight and heavyweight at the right times in his UFC career, winning the belt in both divisions.
Like "DC," Randy Couture always found the perfect time to switch between the 265 and 205lb divisions, winning the heavyweight title three times and the light heavyweight twice.
Jorge Masvidal switched between welterweight and lightweight throughout his career, but it became obvious in 2019 that 170lbs was the division best suited to the BMF belt holder.
Having missed weight at welterweight and middleweight, Anthony "Rumble" Johnson was dropped by the UFC. He came back as a light-heavyweight and only lost twice, both times to Daniel Cormier.
A move to middleweight proved successful for Aussie Robert Whittaker, after back-to-back losses at welterweight saw his training output diminished from making the weight.
When the women’s flyweight division opened up in 2017, Valentina Shevchenko made the move from bantamweight, and won the title in her second UFC fight at 125 pounds.
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