Weigh in procedure lacks one simple regulation, that will benefit fighters' health a lot:

[AimedWithV]

The regulation is simple:

If the fighter misses weight, no need to punish him, no need to cancel the fight, no need to even let him try to cut again.
The fight is on, catchweight or whatever, leave his purse alone, don't let him dehydrate his body even more.

However:
The fighter HAS TO MOVE UP for the remainder of his MMA career.
No exceptions. Not in the close future, not in the far one.
One time weight miss-->Higher weight category.

UPDATE: one more demand:
If the difference between fighters' weight is X pounds - the fight is cancelled (X=3?)
Also, after the first (and last) weight in

What do you think?

 

[Willek]

I think it's a stupid thread.

 

[abiG]

Here’s how ONE Championship abolished weight cutting in MMA

 

[AimedWithV]

I think it's a stupid thread.

why?

Here’s how ONE Championship abolished weight cutting in MMA

That's nice, but they do discuss catchweights and they are more concentrated on regulations.
What I offfer is a prevention. Once a fighter has a chance to cut too much weight, and if he fails, he'll never do it again.

 

[FrankieNYC]

why?

Any fighter thinking over going up would miss the next fight on purpose bc there are zero repercussions.
That is an obvious one!

 

[AimedWithV]

Any fighter thinking over going up would miss the next fight on purpose bc there are zero repercussions.
That is an obvious one!

True, did not think about it.
So, one more demand:

If the difference between fighters' weight is X pounds - the fight is cancelled (X=3?)
Also, after the first (and last) weight in

 

[smiles mma]

They should just take 10% per pound and it doesn't reset each fight. Miss weight by a pound this time =10%, miss weight by 2 pounds your next fight 30%.
Or 5%, I don't care too much about the miss weight unless it's like 14 pounds or so

 

[D 1 Wrestler]

Very stupid idea you will have guys pulling out rather than bumping up

 

[Wariowokecancel]

Consequences... if that was a rule then you’d simply have fighters pulling out ‘sick’ rather than going to weigh-ins, ie pulling a Khabib/Aldo. It’s easy to pretend to be ‘sick’ because weight cut is basically potentially deadly dehydration.

 

[empsim]

fighters would just dehydrate themselves even harder out of fear of being forced to move up

 

[Wariowokecancel]

Very stupid idea you will have guys pulling out rather than bumping up

Yes.

 

[AimedWithV]

They should just take 10% per pound and it doesn't reset each fight. Miss weight by a pound this time =10%, miss weight by 2 pounds your next fight 30%.
Or 5%, I don't care too much about the miss weight unless it's like 14 pounds or so

You mean, 10% of the purse?

Not a good idea. A win is 200%

 

[Wariowokecancel]

Also what about HWs? Because there are plenty that cut weight.

 

[AimedWithV]

Very stupid idea you will have guys pulling out rather than bumping up

Consequences... if that was a rule then you’d simply have fighters pulling out ‘sick’ rather than going to weigh-ins, ie pulling a Khabib/Aldo. It’s easy to pretend to be ‘sick’ because weight cut is basically potentially deadly dehydration.

Well, that would be technically correct. They ARE sick.

So they waste their show/win money, next time they will not cut that much. Probably will move up themselves.

 

[AimedWithV]

fighters would just dehydrate themselves even harder out of fear of being forced to move up

They will fail eventually. And rather sooner than later.

Also what about HWs? Because there are plenty that cut weight.

I don't remember HW missing weight for a long long time

 

[D 1 Wrestler]

Well, that would be technically correct. They ARE sick.

So they waste their show/win money, next time they will not cut that much. Probably will move up themselves.

Nah maybe they were sick early in camp or had a nagging mild injury so they couldn't cut that last pound

 

[AimedWithV]

Nah maybe they were sick early in camp or had a nagging mild injury so they couldn't cut that last pound

Had they chosen to fight in higher category, they wouldn't have had to cut this last pound in the first place...

 

[Wariowokecancel]

They will fail eventually. And rather sooner than later.



I don't remember HW missing weight for a long long time

Ain’t no class for a HW to be bumped up.

 

[AimedWithV]

Ain’t no class for a HW to be bumped up.

Yeah, I know. But, as I mentioned, I don't remember any HW missing weight.
Sure I can think of the way to resolve this issue as well, but why bother if the cases don't exist?

 

[Wariowokecancel]

Well, that would be technically correct. They ARE sick.

So they waste their show/win money, next time they will not cut that much. Probably will move up themselves.

Khabib/Aldo/Belford and other dudes make a career of getting ‘injured’/‘sick’ if they can’t make weight or just want to milk their sponsors.