- [Voiceover] Can you even think right now?
- My brain doesn't work.
(upbeat music)
- I'm so hungry. - I need a coffee really bad.
- Oh my gosh.
- Hi, I'm Michelle. - I'm Jordan.
- And today, we're doing a UFC MMA fighter's weight cut.
This video is a part of our 60 days of MMA fight training.
If you want to see the full experience,
check it out on the links below.
A weight cut day is, basically, the day before
a fight happens, fighters have to meet their weight class,
and if you're hovering a little bit above,
you have to do a bunch of activities
and dehydration techniques to lose the water weight
in your body so you can meet your weight class.
- But the reason we want to do the weight cut
is because we're trying to fully immerse ourselves
in the experience of a professional MMA fighter,
and this is part of that experience.
- At this point in time,
we have been fasting for 16 hours.
(Women squealing) Yum.
- ♫ I feel gross
♫ This is really gross ♫
- Alright, now we gotta put on this thing.
- Made out of-
- Oh no, this feels so gross.
Oh no, like already, like the temperature went up
like one degree. - I think this is pretty cool.
How do I look?
I feel like we're in a weird 80's skiing movie.
(jazz music)
You know, like we're about to fight
this snowboarder from the mountain?
- Oh yeah, like in Johnny Tsunami?
(hands clapping) - Yeah, no.
- Alright, so now I think we have to go on a 20 minute run.
- That's like two miles.
- Get things hot. - I might not come back.
- I'm so slimy and wet. - Thank you.
- It's disgusting.
Okay. - I'm pumped.
Just kidding, I feel like shit.
(dance music)
(kicks landing)
(dance music)
- To me it doesn't matter whether you guys make
the 27 percent weight cut or not.
This is just about the experience.
Making sure you guys just understand
what the guys and girls go through
- I'm thirsty. - Just imagine this.
30 minutes. At 11:30, you get to
drink and to eat. - We can do it.
- [Coach] Alright let's go.
Get back to work.
(dance music)
(girls panting)
- I think that this, this and this,
is a great example of why you shouldn't try to do this
to lose weight if you're trying to lose weight
for like a normal person.
- I don't have anything to say other than
I need a glass of water.
I'm very thirsty.
- Can't believe we did it.
- Only one more day.
- We had 60 days of fight training
and all we have left is the fight.
- Oh my body is very excited for this to be over.
- [Coach] Alright ladies, you're done.
- Yes, we can take it off.
(Michelle grunting)
Aw, eww. - You're so slimy.
- (Laughs) don't touch me.
- Oh, oh, oh my gosh.
I feel like a lion that just got shaved.
(dance music)
- Oh my gosh. Three pounds, right?
- You lost three pounds.
- In an hour.
- I lost two pounds.
Two pounds, so that's good.
- In an hour. (Jordan sighing)
- Water, now we can drink water.
- Get me water.
(Jordan groaning)
- That was pretty hard and we only had a small taste
of what fighters go through in a full day weight cut.
- Mmhmm, we barely did it for like an hour.
- I have an incredible respect for everyone
who is a pro MMA fighter.
- Or anyone who ever has to meet a weight cut in general.
- Yeah, like people in crew and in boxing.
The work you do in the gym is one thing,
but then having to do this the day before a competition
when you should be resting, is so miserable.
No but for real,
if they do Xenon, you know, number four, you guys
should hire us as stunt doubles.