The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC Vegas 31

Raoni Barcelos and Khalid Taha, UFC Vegas 13
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 06: (L-R) Opponents Raoni Barcelos of Brazil and Khalid Taha of Germany face off during the UFC weigh-in at UFC APEX on November 06, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Khalid “The Warrior” Taha (13-3 MMA, 1-2, 1 NC, UFC)

Bantamweight (135lbs.): 1-1, 1 NC (UFC), Missed weight 1x

Featherweight (145lbs.): 0-1 (UFC)

Khalid Taha is a bantamweight fighter that is built like a brick house. I mean absolutely stacked with muscle. Taha made his UFC debut at 145lbs, back in 2018, and was unsuccessful in his first fight with the promotional giant.

For Khalid’s next fight he moved down to the bantamweight division and scored an amazing KO before losing a bout and having one end in a no contest. For his bout that ended in a no contest against Bruno Silva, Taha actually missed weight coming in at 137lbs. And to add insult to injury, the fight, which was originally a 3rd round submission win was overturned thanks to a failed in-compettion drug test by Taha.

For UFC Vegas 31, the 28 year old Khalid Taha will again be competing in the bantamweight division against Sergey Morozov.