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Why not just weigh them before they fight?
Connor was the biggest weight bully for sure
Don’t they already not allow this in boxing they’re not allowed to cut an extreme amount really quick but ufc u can
what's worse is when we think of how even in amateur competition weight cutting is a thing. back in high school, in my judo gym i would often see at least one guy training in a heavy hoodie to sweat his extra weight.
i remember i had always been light for my size and i was weighting 75kg while the weight category right below in judo was 73kg. weight ins where mostly done on the same day, often about 4h before the competition, so i would just time well my meal cycles and take a shit right before weight ins, then eat and rehydrate. every other person in my weight class, i was towering over, and could easily pressure kids who were more experienced than me just because i was much bigger.
I personally hate weight cutting, they do it so a bigger man can fight in a lower weight class. Isn't weight classes made so size wouldn't be an advantage? IMO weigh ins should happen the same day as the fight to make people fight at their natural weight
I think there are a few fighters like Izzy who dont cut much weight.
Say it with me: HYDRATION TESTING
To solve the problem they need to do the weight in at the same day as fight night or do a limit on how much you can weight in fight night
I agree about fighting heavier than the weight class isn't good but some people are genetically comfortable at lower weights. I'm 5'6 at 155lbs and i have a friend he is 6 at 135lbs. I can't imagine if i were to fight him how can i get to a proper weight without a hard cut and after that he just can cut a few pounds to move one weight class down and he is still taller. So i guess fighting at walking weight is also kinda unfair
Hydration tests, even though they seem like the needed solution, are actually pretty easy to cheat and can even lead to the fighter/athlete being more dehydrated than with normal weight-cutting (usually using distilled water). MMA On Point has two videos on this topic, in which they go in-depth on the specifics of hydration testing, and even have a scientist cut weight and trick a hydration test himself.
Mandatory rehydration clauses where you can't rehydrate more than 10lbs would clean a lot of this up. IBF has this rule for all their championship fights.
I don’t mind cutting water weight, but I do feel like it shouldn’t be part of the fight.
Last dude i fought at 155 walked in the fight probably under 160 while i walked in at just under 170.
That matters a lot in a fight. The amount of advantage I had just because of that is massive even though it’s “only ten pounds”.
Lessen weight classes and ask fighters what their normal walk around weight is and that's what they base the weight limit on.
always wondered why they never did a weigh in the day of the fight. Wouldn't weighing in the day of stop you from cutting too much to where you can't fight?
Why isn't the whey in right before the start of the fight? Wouldn't that dissolve the problem? Or am I just dumb and missing something? It can't be that easy, right?
A weigh-in on the day of the fight wouldn't be too bad of a start.
Great video. I think weight cutting in boxing definitely offers a bigger advantage than weight cutting in MMA though. You lose a lot of strength, but you don't really need to be physically strong to box for 12 rounds, you just need to be conditioned and have the cardio. By contrast, in MMA, if you wanna dehydrate yourself then cool, but if your opponent wants to wrestle with you, you're going to tire very quickly.
This is why the heavyweights are always the best. Much less weight cutting
Leave my boy Ricky Fatton alone!
The problem is obvious, but the solution to it sounds idiotic, tbh. Just make weight-ins at mornings before the night of the event or even couple hours prior to event. Fighters who cut weight massively can walk on scales, pull some smiles etc, but none of them is in the "fighting" condition during weight-ins and there is no way they can rehydrate or refeed themselves within couple hours before the fight. Yes, it can be that fighter would miss the target weight, but isn't that pushes them to maintain more healthy long-term diets solving another one of the problems described in this video?
And there is also a the fact that potential brain injuries are not the only concern for weight cutters – if you drain yourself and do not rehydrate properly, your skin will suffer (therefore nasty cuts during the fight), your blood vessels will not be as elastic as they supposed to (therefore hematomas during fights), your joints won't have enough joint fluids to work properly, your cartilages will be smaller and harder and your tendons will be more rigid (as a result – accumulated joints and tendons chronic injuries that force fighters out of the sport). And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Like, yes, if their fighters are not responsible enough, you as a promoter can get into "too big" issue, but it's just you either win in a long run while dealing with idiots short-term or you win short-term, but continue to loose your fighters because of health problems at much higher rate
Not going to watch the video. My 2 cents, it's either job. Do you understand work?
People throw a lot of hate at Khabib but they're all doing it. It's one of the only ways to actually win at the highest level