Olympic Trials 65kg

[Sparro]

This weight is loaded. Going to be fun. Bassett, Woods, Lovett, Mendez, Forrest, Blaze, Davino, Seidel, Vega, Raney, Stanich, Henson, Van Ness, Hardy, Valencia, Robideau? 

[Tyler Perry]

Austin DeSanto and Vito too

[BruceyB]

52 minutes ago, Sparro said:

This weight is loaded. Going to be fun. Bassett, Woods, Lovett, Mendez, Forrest, Blaze, Davino, Seidel, Vega, Raney, Stanich, Henson, Van Ness, Hardy, Valencia, Robideau? 

There are a handful of guys on the list that I don't think will be at 65kg or not really in the conversation of a real contender, but regardless it is 100% the weight to watch. I'm a little dubious about Lovett, Henson, or Van Ness being able to be effective at 65kg nearly 2 years from now. Typically guys get bigger after they graduate and aren't holding their weight for weekly weigh-ins from November to Mid-March. I'd assume we see Robideau at 74kg in two years time. It seems like most 157s end up moving to 165 during their career. At least from the way CP has talked about Davino on FRL it sounds like he's more likely to make the drop to 57kg than compete at 65kg, and if he can get down, beating a 29 year old Spencer Lee and Lilledahl is more likely than navigating that 65kg field.

[nhs67]

On 8/22/2026 at 11:43 PM, BruceyB said:

There are a handful of guys on the list that I don't think will be at 65kg or not really in the conversation of a real contender, but regardless it is 100% the weight to watch. I'm a little dubious about Lovett, Henson, or Van Ness being able to be effective at 65kg nearly 2 years from now. Typically guys get bigger after they graduate and aren't holding their weight for weekly weigh-ins from November to Mid-March. I'd assume we see Robideau at 74kg in two years time. It seems like most 157s end up moving to 165 during their career. At least from the way CP has talked about Davino on FRL it sounds like he's more likely to make the drop to 57kg than compete at 65kg, and if he can get down, beating a 29 year old Spencer Lee and Lilledahl is more likely than navigating that 65kg field.

Precisely my same thoughts.