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http://www.mmafighting.com/2017/3/2...0-point-plan-to-combat-extreme-weight-cutting
Holy crap, these sound like some effective changes being proposed. Wow. Hope some of this stuff gets passed. Extreme weight cutting, imo, is one of the biggest detractors to the sport. Would love to see more weight classes added, and fighters fighting people their own weight, and I think the sport will benefit immensely from fighters putting on better performances due to simply being healthier.
A 10-point plan to combat extreme weight cutting, which includes a fight-day weight check for athletes, will be submitted by California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) executive officer Andy Foster to the commission’s Medical Advisory Committee at a meeting Saturday in Los Angeles, per a document posted to the CSAC website. The results of that discussion will be brought to the full commission to be voted on May 16.
The ambitious plan includes licensing fighters by weight class; the addition of new weight classes; making fighters move up a division if they miss weight more than once; dehydration checks; and 30-day and 10-day weight checks for high-level title fights.
Holy crap, these sound like some effective changes being proposed. Wow. Hope some of this stuff gets passed. Extreme weight cutting, imo, is one of the biggest detractors to the sport. Would love to see more weight classes added, and fighters fighting people their own weight, and I think the sport will benefit immensely from fighters putting on better performances due to simply being healthier.