Commissions need to start banning fighters from weight classes

[Alpha_T83]

The war on weight cutting needs to ramp up. We are losing too many fights due to weight cut issues. There's no doubt in my mind that Ray Borg's "illness" is related to his weight cut. As many people have pointed out, weight cutting can weaken your immune system. Ray Borg has also missed weight before, so he has a track record with this.

The athletic commissions (NSAC, CSAC, etc.) should get together and figure something out. I would suggestion that if you 1) miss weight or 2) pull out for "illness" within 48 hours of the fight twice within a 5 fight window, you are banned from competing in your present weight class (or lower weights) for 1 year.

Ray Borg just missed weight in Dec. 2016 and now he's pulled out of this fight at the last minute. He shouldn't be allowed to compete at 125lbs again until September 2018.

 

[Apollo33]

didn't they do that to Renan Barao

 

[HockeyBjj]

Call it the gastellum rule. And I agree

Miss weight once, warning and the normal fine and opponent chooses if fight goes on

Miss weight twice, forced to move up to next class 1 year. Maybe 2, as then they could have time to add some muscle and see if they prefer to stay at the higher class

There can be exceptions in cases like late notice fights. Guy misses weight by 2 pounds when he took the fight on 3 weeks notice and he gets an exception sort of thing

Will need to figure out how to judge these fight week "illnesses" that hospitalizations that always happy.

 

[Novice4eva]

Khabib definitely needs to be banned from 155

LOL. That guy just refuses to accept he's a 170lber. He must know it won't he as easy to tackle those guys and pummel em.

 

[Arm Barbarian]

First weight cut fail = suspension and pay going to opponent.

2nd = Banned from that weight class and mandatory move up.

 

[agibmxmma]

The war on weight cutting needs to ramp up. We are losing too many fights due to weight cut issues. There's no doubt in my mind that Ray Borg's "illness" is related to his weight cut. As many people have pointed out, weight cutting can weaken your immune system. Ray Borg has also missed weight before, so he has a track record with this.

The athletic commissions (NSAC, CSAC, etc.) should get together and figure something out. I would suggestion that if you 1) miss weight or 2) pull out for "illness" within 48 hours of the fight twice within a 5 fight window, you are banned from competing in your present weight class (or lower weights) for 1 year.

Ray Borg just missed weight in Dec. 2016 and now he's pulled out of this fight at the last minute. He shouldn't be allowed to compete at 125lbs again until September 2018.

It's already being reported that it wasn't a weight cut related issue, that caused him to pull out. So speculating isn't going to get anywhere.

 

[mahavishnunj]

I like all these so far

 

[vladimir]

Time to jump in with my oft-repeated idea to assign all fighters to minimum weight classes.

The problem isn't missing weight cuts, the problem is attempting large or dangerous weight cuts, successfully or not. It's not healthy, it skews class rankings, it promotes last-minute cancellations, and it adds an external factor to what's supposed to be a test of fighting skills.

Avoid all that by assigning fighters to minimum weight classes based on medical assessments and personal histories. There is no downside to this; people might think it would prevent some "super fights", but actually there would be just as many super fights, but without the problems stated above.

 

[GordonMMARamsey]

Who said he pulled out because of his weight class?

 

[Fluffernutter]

What if they start taking body fat tests/hydration tests and then set a "you can't fight at any weight under X" rule?

Don't they do that in high school and college wrestling?

 

[ChinaMMABlog]

The war on weight cutting needs to ramp up. We are losing too many fights due to weight cut issues. There's no doubt in my mind that Ray Borg's "illness" is related to his weight cut. As many people have pointed out, weight cutting can weaken your immune system. Ray Borg has also missed weight before, so he has a track record with this.

The athletic commissions (NSAC, CSAC, etc.) should get together and figure something out. I would suggestion that if you 1) miss weight or 2) pull out for "illness" within 48 hours of the fight twice within a 5 fight window, you are banned from competing in your present weight class (or lower weights) for 1 year.

Ray Borg just missed weight in Dec. 2016 and now he's pulled out of this fight at the last minute. He shouldn't be allowed to compete at 125lbs again until September 2018.

In California, they "recommend" fighters move up a weight class depending on how much weight they put on after weighing in. It gives them the right to not license fighters in the future in their state (e.g. Barao was not licensed at 135, hence the 140 lbs catchweight against Sterling), but it's only a suggestion to other commissions.

 

[Irishwhiskey119]

No, promotions need to book MORE fights so fans can't bitch like little women.

Do it ACB style or worst case scenario do it Bellator style.