These Bodybuilders And Fighters Almost Died While Training

Cris Cyborg Nearly Died Trying To Drop 25lbs In Less Than A Week

Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino is as intense in the ring as she is outside of it. The 31-year-old UFC fighter went to dangerous lengths to drop weight for her match against Swedish Muay Thai champ Lina Lansberg. Reports say Justino’s natural body weight hovers around 170 lbs, but there’s no weight division for women over 140 lbs so she has to go to extreme measures to get herself there.

Just six days before her match, Cris found herself at 165 pounds – a whopping 25 lbs. more than the 140-pound catchweight she had to be to compete. Cris knew she had to drop weight fast. Her harrowing methods almost cost her her life.