Jury: Nobody is gonna beat me at 145 lbs
Myles Jury recently announced his move to the featherweight division and believes that he will be an unstoppable force in this new weight class.
Myles Jury recently announced that he was moving down to featherweight from lightweight and believes he’ll be a force in that division:
“I was hell on wheels at 155,” Jury told MMA Fighting. “At [145], nobody is gonna beat me. I just want to get this first fight, get the cut down and go through that process. After that, I’ll be able to take on anybody.”
Jury (15-1) lost his first career fight to Donald Cerrone at UFC 182 back in January. He was supposed to take on Anthony Pettis at UFC on FOX 16 last month, but was forced out with an injury.
Maybe that was a blessing, because in recent weeks Jury has adjusted his lifestyle. He found out his body-fat percentage was 16 percent, a number closer to an in-shape adult male than an elite-level professional athlete. After that, Jury made changes, cutting bad foods out of his diet and focusing on getting leaner.
Once he did that, the pounds started to come off. He was already under 170 pounds before training camp. The 26-year-old is focusing on coming in at around 6 to 10 percent body fat and his best weight for that on weigh-in day would likely be 145.
“I’m training hard and I’m eating good,” Jury said. “What am I gonna do? I’m not a B.J. Penn. I’m not a world champion yet trying to fight up a weight class. I should be in the lowest weight class and have the advantage of being a bigger guy.”