UFC star Paige VanZant has shared painful pictures of the worrying weight cuts she went through to fight at just over 52kg.
The stunning American MMA fighter used to sweat down to 115 pounds for fights in the women's strawweight division.
But the physical toll it took on the 163cm UFC star was posing a serious threat to her health with the dramatic dehydration involved being linked to kidney and brain damage.
VanZant lost two of her last three fights at strawweight and there were fears that she was shot at the tender age of 23.
But she is now moving up to the MMA promotion's new female flyweight division that will allow her to carry a few extra kilograms.