Filed under: AXS TV Fights , News , Videos Every once in a while, an MMA weight cut will go awry and a fighter will have to take some extreme measures to hit the right number on the scale. Such was the case today for LFA 1 headliner Leandro Higo (16-2). Higo, from Brazil, passed on video to MMAjunkie showing a brand-new haircut he got today – just so he could hit the 135-pound limit for his main event against Steven Peterson (14-4). “My body had reached its limit,” Higo said in the video. “I had to get this beautiful haircut. (Striking coach) Thiago Tourao gave me the idea, and it worked.
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Video: Headliner Leandro Higo had to shave his head to make weight for LFA 1 main event – MMA Junkie