What Does Michael Morales Weigh Before Cutting to 170?

Michael Morales gets well over 220 pounds and cuts down to 170. Joe Rogan calls him one of the scariest guys in the 170 pound division, a really dangerous monster who is enormous, powerful, and absolutely huge for the weight class.

Morales cuts slowly over time. He does not cut at the last minute. He then rehydrates and reinflates. Joe Rogan says Morales is basically like 220 pounds now. Morales looks like a light heavyweight, and he looks like a big middleweight inside the octagon. Joe Rogan calls the weight cut a death's door event. A fighter gets to death's door 24 hours before the cage fight, then rehydrates and replenishes, but not to 100 percent. Joe Rogan says there is no way to get back to 100 percent.

Joe Rogan says he does not know how many times Morales can do the cut. The cut is tough on the body and brutal on the kidneys, and the rehydration stays short of 100 percent.