UFC Vegas 104 star completes dramatic body transformation to drop down two divisions

03/14/2025 04:37 PM

A fighter set to compete in the bantamweight division at UFC Vegas 104, has stunned fans by managing to boil himself down from lightweight.

The event, scheduled for Saturday night, is set to be headlined by the rematch between Marvin Vettori and Roman Dolidze.

Earlier today, the mixed martial artists hit the scales, with several fighters on the UFC Vegas 104 card, missing weight.

However, there was one man who impressed everybody by hitting 135 pounds.

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AJ Cunningham dropped down two weight divisions

On March 2, 2024, AJ Cunningham made his UFC debut, fighting at lightweight and losing via first-round knockout following a brutal front body kick from Ľudovít Klein.

Realizing change was necessary, the American headed back to the drawing board, and made a drastic decision.

In a bid to get the maximum out of his ability, the sportsman decided to cut down not one, but two weight-classes.

However, while the idea was great, the execution couldn’t have been easy, with the athlete likely having pushed himself to his limit over the past few months.

But in a testament to his determination, he successfully made it down to bantamweight.

Now, he has an even tougher task ahead, as tomorrow night he’ll go toe-to-toe with Su Young You, in a clash he simply can’t afford to lose.

Dana White told to cut undefeated star as he misses weight ahead of UFC Vegas 104

While Cunningham has garnered enormous credit for his dedication, not everybody is in the same boat.

This weekend’s card had several weight misses, and it’s fair to say, the MMA community isn’t best pleased.

In particular, combat sports enthusiasts have taken aim at one particular individual.

While this competitor has an undefeated record, fans have told Dana White to cut the talented fighter.