05-28-2018, 01:34 AM
The switch to early weigh-ins has seen a stupidly high number of fighters miss weight in the last 18 months, more than 50.
This year every fighter over their billed weight has gone on to win the fight, the measures the UFC are taking to combat this are clearly insufficient. Earlier this month Mackenzie Dern was so far over the weight she was just off the next weight category, yet the fight went ahead and she won easily.
I think weigh-ins and cutting need a major overhaul, it's bullshit you have someone fighting at 77kg when they really weigh 84/85.
This year every fighter over their billed weight has gone on to win the fight, the measures the UFC are taking to combat this are clearly insufficient. Earlier this month Mackenzie Dern was so far over the weight she was just off the next weight category, yet the fight went ahead and she won easily.
I think weigh-ins and cutting need a major overhaul, it's bullshit you have someone fighting at 77kg when they really weigh 84/85.