The last time I had to weigh in the day before a fight, I made weight then headed straight to Burger King and feasted on a large everything with a side of meat sweats. That's possibly the best fast food experience I've ever had. Making weight sucks even more than getting knocked out, although I guess that depends on how much weight you have to cut and also the manner in which you get KO'd though. I wish I could skip weigh ins though, just turn up at whatever weight I happened to be at then go fight the next day. From a fan's perspective, that seems to be what Anthony “Rumble” Johnson does. After failing to make weight three times in the UFC and being cut after he moved up to middleweight and still came in over weight, Rumble signed with Titan FC and will face Dave Branch at a previously agreed 185lbs.

The twist in the story here is pretty obvious. Rumble weighed in at 194.4lbs for what is now being billed as a catchweight fight and gives up $4000 from his purse to his opponent for missing the middleweight limit of 186lbs. When signing for Titan FC Johnson publicly stated he was fighting exclusively at middleweight and was very confident he could make 185lbs regularly. As of this moment, we have no idea if Johnson's kidney problems are to blame, only that Anthony Johnson and Dave Branch will face off at a catchweight of 195lbs in the main event of Titan FC tonight. Maybe it's time from Johnson to give Mike Dolce a call? Personally, I'm not sure that Burger King would have been so awesome if I'd just had to give up $4000 from my purse, so I'll probably just stick to cutting weight. [source]

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+29 # Guest 2012-05-25 09:57

looks like he can't make rumbleweight anymore and has moved on to Franklinweight

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+1 # Guest 2012-05-25 18:04

Technically this is a super-rumblewei ght bout

rumbleweight- ..........178is h while opponent makes WW

super-rumblewei ght- 190something while opponent makes MW

for it to be Franklinweight they'd have to agree to that in the bout agreement, Rumble is giving up $4000 of his purse, so he fucked up.

(I am assuming Branch made MW, since he's getting some of Rumble's money)

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+29 # aint.that.a.kick.in.the.head 2012-05-25 09:57

Burger King is sponsoring the wrong guy.

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+35 # synthsis 2012-05-25 10:07

That's not confusing at all. dude can't cut weight. pretty straight forward if you ask me.

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+21 # TDM 2012-05-25 10:07

I don't know what to make of this anymore. He said he changed his diet, he moved up in weight, but every time he comes in overweight. He should either fight at his natural-ish body weight around LHW somewhere or quit fighting because he's become a big joke.

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+22 # TDM 2012-05-25 10:09

But I'm thinking that even if he fought at HW he'd still come in looking like Butterbean and not making weight.

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+33 # benny 2012-05-25 10:09

Yep, move to LHW and stay there. Do your kidneys and your fans a favor.

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+21 # aint.that.a.kick.in.the.head 2012-05-25 12:37

Look how sad his kindeys are.

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+31 # benny 2012-05-25 10:08

The UFC must want him back even more now.

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+18 # Guest 2012-05-25 10:26

My sarcasm detector just exploded!

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0 # Guest 2012-05-28 03:52

hm... a sarcasm detector, now that's a really useful invention..

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+20 # Guest 2012-05-25 10:24

I was at the weigh ins yesterday, and overheard him talking to another fighter. HHe said he isn't fighting at 185 anymore. He then said he was too muscular, and is going to fight at 170! I couldn't believe my ears! This was obviously before he missed weight. Unreal.

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+4 # Kieran McNairn 2012-05-25 14:17

if you'd emailed that comment to news@middleeasy.com after the weigh ins I'd have included that info in the article and give you a shout out.

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+7 # Guest 2012-05-25 16:06

I know, don't you just hate when your muscles just get too big all by themselves.

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+35 # TIMinBALTIMORE 2012-05-25 10:26

The fact this guy ever made 170lbs in his life is a marvel.

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+11 # Guest 2012-05-25 18:35

Quoting TIMinBALTIMORE:

The fact this guy ever made 170lbs in his life is a marvel.

Back then his camp was based out of Ethiopia.

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+14 # boo 2012-05-25 10:34

What a joke.

Get your shit together, Rumble.

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+31 # Guest 2012-05-25 10:42

Rumble vs. Making weight. Not a good matchup for Rumble.

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+28 # Guest 2012-05-25 10:59

Quoting Flipmeinc:

Rumble vs. Making weight. Not a good matchup for Rumble.

A verrrrry interesting stylistic matchup.

-Joe Rogan

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+8 # Kieran McNairn 2012-05-25 14:20

everything else is eye-dentical

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+20 # Guest 2012-05-25 11:06

the guy should just fight at 205 for the sake of not dying of liver failure

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+86 # Yoshinegro_Blackiyama 2012-05-25 11:09

I just found exclusive footage of Johnson's training

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+14 # Whos OmarPaulHarris 2012-05-25 11:25

That's fuckin awesome.

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+4 # Guest 2012-05-25 17:13

I hear music even when there is none. Hilarious!

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+8 # boo 2012-05-25 11:56

That's mildly racist........ and hilarious.

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+12 # Yoshinegro_Blackiyama 2012-05-25 12:37

I'm black myself so its okay

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-3 # Guest 2012-05-25 18:07

YoshiNEGRO BLACKiyama

very funny, you make me laugh sir

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-1 # Fatty_Sam86 2012-05-26 21:18

Way to be the politically correct voice for the site. Thanks... without your help there might have been something on here that might have offended someone!

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-6 # CALI 2012-05-25 11:59

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+43 # CALI 2012-05-25 12:11

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+2 # Guest 2012-05-26 06:02

NO HEY HEY HYE

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0 # Guest 2012-05-26 13:50

I see what you did there!

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+6 # Guest 2012-05-25 12:41

If he has'nt kidney problem he should'nt be cutting huge amounts of weight just before the fight.

He's a fucking idiot and I have no symptahy for him. Could'nt be anymore unprofessional if he tried.

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+4 # Sambro 2012-05-25 13:38

He'll have the best chance of getting back in the UFC at heavyweight. No missing weight issues and that weight class is the most shallow. I'm sure he can beat Barry.

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+20 # Guest 2012-05-25 13:50

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+7 # gardeninja 2012-05-25 14:56

I love how every interview with Rumble he is argumentative and blames everyone but himself. Dude gets mad when they bring up his weight cutting problems and get pissy when he has to answer them. The guy is just a huge ass clown who is destined to a life of masked wrestling midgets in Mexico City.

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+7 # GrimsGrind 2012-05-25 16:02

Why doesn't he fight @ 205 and stop being a pussy then?

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+8 # Kieran McNairn 2012-05-25 17:10

props for the all-bold comment

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+4 # DiazDoubleBird 2012-05-25 17:17

He needs to realize that he wouldnt even be that small at 205...and he might actually have enough energy during the fight to go passed the first round. But ill still be watching him in a few hours

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+1 # DiazDoubleBird 2012-05-25 17:34

lol, im watching the segment Inside MMA did on his new methods of weight cutting from Monday

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+3 # Guest 2012-05-25 18:02

It's sad because he actually has skills, honestly I agree he should try heavy weight or light heavy. The Vitor fight was his best opportunity and he completely blew it, and now he follows that up with this shit...disgrace .

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+1 # BigEyeGuy 2012-05-25 21:38

Man, nobody in his camp can be honest with him?
this shit ain't healthy for him.

EDIT - mmafighting reported he will probably go 205 after his camp intervened

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+8 # Guest 2012-05-26 06:00

lol at johnsons wikipedia page

Division: Super Heavyweight
Fighting out of: Dunkin' Donuts
Trainer: Ronald McDonald

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-1 # Guest 2012-05-27 07:27

what a jerkoff

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