“The Texecutioner” announced Wednesday via Instagram that his next fight will take place at 170 pounds. Vick compiled a 9-4 mark in the UFC while competing at lightweight but had recently fallen on hard times, losing to Dan Hooker, Paul Felder and Justin Gaethje in his last three Octagon appearances.
“To update everyone I will be moving up to 170 next fight,” Vick wrote. “Cutting weight is not easy and has really sucked these past few [years]. However, I WILL NOT do what so many others have done and blame my [losses] on weight cuts or use it as a crutch. I have worked with George Lockhart, the best nutritionist in all of MMA, and know he has always given me the best advice and knowledge possible.
“I myself have not followed the program at times and it has made some cuts tougher than others, but either way I have never missed weight and also did what I signed the contract to do. Now the time has come to move up. I know this will make a lot of [people] happy, especially all the MMA couch watching professionals who know so much about nutrition.”
Vick, 32, is 13-4 over the course of his professional career and owns notable victories against the likes of Francisco Trinaldo, Joseph Duffy, Jake Matthews and Abel Trujillo, to name a few.
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