The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC 253

Shane “Sugar” Young (13-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC)

Featherweight (145lbs): 2-1 (UFC), Missed weight 1 time

Shane Young is 27 years old and stands at 5’8″ with a 72.5″ reach.

Young has fought at featherweight for the vast majority of his career only having a single bout at lightweight as a pro.

Young made his UFC debut in November of 2017 and missed weight for the bout, coming in at 147lbs. Shane went on to lose the bout by unanimous decision against his opponent now champion, Alexander Volkanovski. Shane has looked just fine on the scale since missing weight in his debut and will be fighting at featherweight again at UFC 253.