Thursday, August 7, 2008

Lambert to 185

Word around the old internet is that Jason Lambert is back in the cage this September for UFC 88...at middleweight. MMAMania.com reports that a fight with Jason Day has been set for the Atlanta fight card.
Lambert had shown flashes of brilliance at light-heavyweight (most notably his TKO of Renato Sobral in 2007) but was always a little undersized for the division, as evidenced by his inability to close the distance in his losing efforts against Luiz Cane and Wilson Gouveia (who, interestingly, is also moving down to middleweight). So long as Lambert's power carries into the lower weight class, and he takes advantage of the greater endurance that should come with a leaner build, Lambert ought to enjoy more consistent success at middleweight, and add some much-needed depth to the division.
Plus, maybe this will save me from having to explain the many loose folds of flesh that hang off his body.

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