Struve wants to get to 280 lbs. for Lesnar, Carwin bouts
“Technical-wise I’m sure I’m ready for those guys,” Struve told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. “I…
“Technical-wise I’m sure I’m ready for those guys,” Struve told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. “I think my ground game, my standup, my all-around game is real good. But if you see how big those guys are, they got a lot of weight on them and they got a huge amount more muscle on their frame than me. I’m packing on muscle. I was 253 for my last fight, and I want to go up to 280 or 290. It will take me a couple of years. But I want to say, Joe Silva is the best matchmaker in the world and I’m willing to fight anybody. I’m curious to see where I am in the division right now.”
Struve (21-4) has slowly added size to his 6-foot-11 frame since making his octagon debut in February 2009. He was 240 pounds for that UFC 95 matchup with Junior Dos Santos, and has hovered around the mid-240s for most of his fights since then. His bout with Sean McCorkle marked the first time Struve checked in over 250 pounds in his pro career, and even McCorkle remarked before the fight that Struve looked significantly bigger and stronger than he has in the past.