Since fighters are being followed around the world getting drug tested, why not weigh them as well?

[flakxd]

If they're going to stick you with a needle and steal some blood, how much more difficult/expensive would it be to get their weight as well while they're at it?

Shouldn't this be the future of elite mma, and a commonplace right now for the UFC?

Weigh fighters randomly throughout the year, and especially during fight week. How many fighters are getting drug tested randomly right now? How long until they implement this type of system?

 

[Drake]

 

[Hans Gercmiov]

 

[Paradigm]

Is this for some sort of getting rid of weight cutting idea?

 

[Chain Saw]

I think it would be good if weight cutting was controlled like this.

Take an average and they can't compete 15 lbs higher or lower than their avg weight out of competition.

 

[AmazingGebi]

I think it would be good if weight cutting was controlled like this.

Take an average and they can't compete 15 lbs higher or lower than their avg weight out of competition.

Good thing mark Munoz don't fight no more

 

[TheChance]

Good thing mark Munoz don't fight no more

And rumble fights at LHW

 

[skolar182]

They should also have them turn and cough to make sure their balls are in order.

 

[Pls Respond]

 

[Karelinator]

This doesn't seem like a bad idea at all, though probably would be hard to to implement.

Some fighters are being tested the fight week, other don't.

Some are using weight cut methods that are more spread out in times than the others....

We could just get a lot of misleading/irrelevant statistics.

 

[BVG]

If they're going to stick you with a needle and steal some blood, how much more difficult/expensive would it be to get their weight as well while they're at it?

Shouldn't this be the future of elite mma, and a commonplace right now for the UFC?

Weigh fighters randomly throughout the year, and especially during fight week. How many fighters are getting drug tested randomly right now? How long until they implement this type of system?

Have you seen non trt Belfort? Wtf is elite about that?

 

[loisestrad]

Should measure height too, now that Carwin is coming back.

 

[Mochan]

I think it would be good if weight cutting was controlled like this.

Take an average and they can't compete 15 lbs higher or lower than their avg weight out of competition.

This is too complicated. It would be much easier to just do weigh-ins on the day of the fight. If they don't make weight, purse deduction, no championship belt change for challengers and strip belt from champs, and suspension for a specified time period.

That will get rid of all stupid weight cutting.

 

[Chain Saw]

This is too complicated. It would be much easier to just do weigh-ins on the day of the fight. If they don't make weight, purse deduction, no championship belt change for challengers and strip belt from champs, and suspension for a specified time period.

That will get rid of all stupid weight cutting.

No it won't. Purse deduction and everything else you listed already happens if you don't make weight.

People will still come in completely dehydrated and then die from brain trauma. Its better having them the day before than it is the day of.