Why UFC don't make weight cut illegal?

[Mulletenthusiast]

Would we see less knockouts? Would we see less people being wrestling fucked? What is your opinion?

 

[El Fernas]

Cause they dont care, no UFC deaths so far.

 

[Kumason]

It's part of the sport. Here comes dumb idea after dumb idea on how to regulate it.

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

Not only is part of the sport... But part of the all the auxiliary sports that these athletes start in. Whether you agree with it or not, weight cutting has a long history in combat athletics

 

[Satan's Daddy.]

We'd miss out on some great fights and matchups and would eliminate a lot of super fights the ufc is always desperate for in this era.

 

[The UFC Brander Collector]

Just have it openweight and let the fighters decide/make suggestions of match ups.
Could make some interesting fights

 

[HaulParris]

It's dangerous and outdated but so ingrained in the sport that ot seems impossible to get rid of it

 

[MMAProfessional]

It's part of the sport. Here comes dumb idea after dumb idea on how to regulate it.

One has a pretty simple piss test to see how hydrate you are.

 

[You Will Vote For Dreyga]

Would we see less knockouts? Would we see less people being wrestling fucked? What is your opinion?

Because that isn’t up to UFC. That’s up to the commissions

 

[MikeyB]

Because who cares. It's a level playing field. You dorks act like Gleison Tibau is an undefeated world champ.

Weight cutting is such a small part of the sport. Maybe we should have then wear head gear and bigger gloves?

 

[Kumason]

One has a pretty simple piss test to see how hydrate you are.

People will still cut weight, push the limits and fights would get cancelled often. It's so ignorant to think it's that simple.

 

[MMAProfessional]

People will still cut weight, push the limits and fights would get cancelled often. It's so ignorant to think it's that simple.

A majority of weight cutting is water weight...it's pretty simple to test to see how hydrated someone is.

 

[trav0614]

People always have, and always will, want to gain an advantage over their opponent by being bigger. As such, we've always had weight-cutting.

The easiest way to make weigh-cutting illegal is to have the fighters step on to the scale immediately before the fight. Bingo! No advantage for anyone. They'd just fight at their normal weight. This will never happen, of course, because of the potential of fights being called off at the last minute when someone comes in heavy.

 

[TriangleMonkey]

Wrestlers brought the heavy cutting into the sport…….so they could wrestle-fuck the opposition

 

[Ladder Master]

I saw the weigh in pics and I am reminded that despite me being 5ft 11" and weighing 190 lbs
that I would be to small to compete at 145 lbs compared to the guys in 2021

Shane Burgos

Spoiler

 

[ccc77]

Because that isn’t up to UFC. That’s up to the commissions

No, the UFC could add hydration testing on top of the commissions' weigh-in if they wanted to. Like they have USADA testing on top of commissions' testing.

The truth is that large corporations don't make massive changes to how they operate without having a very good reason to do so. And, presumably, Dana doesn't think there is a reason to fiddle with how things are right now.

 

[Mike]

Because its a part of combat sports and there's no reason to do so. People also overlook how competitive athletes think. They won't just stop trying to cut because they're told to. They'll endanger themselves trying to cut anyway. We saw that in boxing.

 

[m249viking]

It's dangerous and outdated but so ingrained in the sport that ot seems impossible to get rid of it

Outdated??? In what way?

 

[Mike]

A majority of weight cutting is water weight...it's pretty simple to test to see how hydrated someone is.

And then when people fail these tests well just cancel fights at the last minute. The ufc probably doesn't want to risk that. Enough fights fall thru as is especially with covid.

 

[Kumason]

A majority of weight cutting is water weight...it's pretty simple to test to see how hydrated someone is.

I wrestled for over 10 years, it's clear you don't understand some really simple things. People's diet and everything would change and there would still be extremes including some more dangerous ones. People will still cut weight one way or another. You think it's that simple cause you obviously don't know anything about it despite claiming to be a pro fighter lol.