Although drastic weight cuts are anything but uncommon in MMA, UFC welterweight Mike Rhodes may have taken things to a whole new level for his octagon debut in January. Rhodes accepted a short-notice bout against George Sullivan at UFC on FOX 10 and had just 11 days to tip the scale at the 171-pound welterweight limit. Even though he initially tipped the scale at more 200 pounds when he agreed to the contest, Rhodes did everything possible to make the cut and was ultimately successful. But it came at a cost. “I cut 36 pounds in 11 days,” Rhodes, who returns Saturday at UFC Fight Night 43, told MMAjunkie. “It was very mentally draining.
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Mike Rhodes recounts ridiculous 36-pound weight cut for recent UFC debut – MMA Junkie