“Looking shredded!” Kelvin Gastelum’s new physique for welterweight return has fans HYPED

Kelvin Gastelum shared a picture of his new physique ahead of his fight against Sean Brady this weekend at UFC Austin. Kelvin makes his return to welterweight after many years.

“Looking shredded!” Kelvin Gastelum’s new physique for welterweight return has fans HYPED

Kelvin Gastelum (via X)

Kelvin Gastelum predominantly competed in the UFC middleweight division. However, he decided to move down to welterweight after having a turbulent career at 185 lbs. After announcing the move down to welterweight, he was set to fight Shavkhat Rakhmanov in September. However, he pulled out, citing an injury he suffered while training. Now, he is making his welterweight return against Sean Brady at UFC Austin on December 2.

Ahead of his fight, Kelvin Gastelum recently posted an image of him on X. As such, he looked jacked and shredded. This move down to welterweight might serve him the best, considering he looked physically fit and intimidating. So far, Gastelum seems to have the weight cut under control. On paper, he will need to stuff Brady’s wrestling game to emerge victorious.

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Kelvin Gastelum was the season 17 The Ultimate Fighter winner. He won ‘TUF’ in the middleweight category. However, he moved down to welterweight during his early career in the UFC. He racked up four straight wins before losing to former champion Tyron Woodley. Later, he had issues with making weight and moved to middleweight. However, he’s 5-6 in his middleweight run in the UFC.

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Now, he’s returning to welterweight, hoping to turn the tide. On his return to the weight class, he faces a tough challenge in #9 ranked Sean Brady. Sean Brady’s coming off his first loss in his MMA career as he lost to Belal Muhammad at UFC 280. This fight between Brady and Gastelum goes down on the main card of the upcoming UFC fight night: Beneil Dariush vs. Arman Tsarukyan.

Fans react to the new physique of Kelvin Gastelum ahead of his fight with Sean Brady

The eleventh ranked middleweight Kelvin Gastelum makes his return to the welterweight division this weekend. He faces Sean Brady on the main card of UFC Austin. As such, Gastelum shared a picture of him flexing his biceps on X. This indicated that he was physically in top shape to fight.

Kelvin Gastelum faces Sean Brady in UFC fight night this weekend
Kelvin Gastelum faces Sean Brady in UFC fight night this weekend (via Yahoo Sports / Wallpapers.com)

Kelvin Gastelum always had a bulky appearance in middleweight. But his athletic abilities were of no question. He put one spectacular fight against Israel Adesanya for the middleweight interim title in 2019. Now, with a more improved physique, fans were excited for his fight with Sean Brady. Here are some interesting reactions from the fans:

Fight fans shared their excitement at watching Kelvin Gastelum compete in welterweight. They were astonished to see him jacked and shredded. Further, they supported him in putting up a title run at welterweight. However, Sean Brady’s a steep challenge to crack.

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