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FC 78 is quickly approaching and it's main event match-up between Rashad Evans and Michael Bisping made me think about fighters who could cut weight to drop to a lower ufc weight classes In that spirit I am going to discuss four UFC fighters who may be well served by dropping weight and fighting below their current class.

Let me start at the top, the UFC heavyweight division. You can find a couple of UFC heavyweights who could make 205lbs, remember Randy Couture fought as a light heavyweight for a while, that he even held the light heavyweight title. There is really only 1 UFC heavyweight who I would like to discuss dropping weight. Brandon "The Truth" Vera just dropped a three round decision to former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia. Brandon didn't loose this match as a result of his skill-set. He lost due to Tim's size. Tim pushed Vera up against the fence and used his weight to close the distance, essentially negating Vera's superior kicking game. If Brandon Vera dropped down to 205lbs I'm he'd be competing on an even playing field and would probably quickly move into title contention.

The UFC light heavyweight division has the most of guys who should consider dropping weight. There are three that I want to discuss, they're Rashad Evans, Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson. You'll remember that Bisping and Evans will be the main event fighters at UFC 78. Both these fighters are undefeated at light heavyweight.

Michael Bisping is an outstanding fighter, a good striker by having an adequate ground game. But his recent fight with Matt Hamill implies that he can be manhandled by a stronger opponent. Bisping mostly stayed on the exterior in this fight and let Hamill control the action. In my opinion that this is basically because he was steering clear of Hamill's strength... with is wrestling, and physical strength. We all remember on the Ultimate Fighter when Hamill was overwhelming another fighters with his physical strength, a move to 185lbs wouldn't only put him into title contention, but would allow Bisping to be stronger than other opponents in that mma weight classes.

Rashad Evans has recently dropped a weight classes. Rashad competed at heavyweight on the Ultimate Fighter T.V. series and did very well, winning his division, but his recent bout with Tito Ortiz showed that Rashad, despite his superior wrestling skills is a small light heavyweight. Rashad will have no dilemmas matching strength with Bisping at UFC 78, but when fighting the larger light heavyweights like Forrest Griffin, Wanderlei Silva and Tito Ortiz he'll get manhandled, essentially negating his wrestling advantage. A move to 185lbs would likely make Rashad a sudden title contender.