UFC 244 Co-main event is a battle against weight-cuts.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 09: Kelvin Gastelum weighs in during the UFC 234 weigh-in at Rod Laver Arena on February 09, 2019 in the Melbourne Australia. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Weight class changes rarely come after a win. Why change what is seen as a winning formula? Moving up a weight class or down is generally seen as an attempt to revitalize a somewhat failing career. Five or so years ago, the standard was to move down in weight and have the advantage of being the bigger and stronger guy. In more recent years, with most fighters cutting as much weight as possible already, moving down is almost always physically impossible (can Jose Aldo Really make 135?). The standard affair now is to move up in weight. For many fighters, it has been surprisingly successful. Fighters like Dustin Poirier come to mind, but the greatest example is possibly Kelvin Gastelum, who is one half of the co-main event for Saturday night’s fantastically stacked UFC 244, as he fights Darren Till.

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