>>149684174I think he was simply not training, as he had to be like a power lifter to stay big. He was prob banking on Alex beating Ankalaev and fighting Alex. That way he could remain at his naturally smaller size. Probably at the very least knew he couldn't beat Tom or take his shots/control him unless he put on more muscle than he had for Stipe (which he was significantly smaller than in the Gane fight). He really would need more than 6 months to get his gains back. Even though he wasn't shredded against Gane, I remember he was absurdly strong when he was posting lifts around that time. The idea of the white house will probably motivate his ego to get serious again.