CSAC passes ground-breaking package of weight-cutting regulations

Esther Lin, MMA FightingANAHEIM, Calif. — The largest set of weight-cutting regulations in United States mixed martial arts history has been approved.

The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) unanimously passed a 10-point plan written to help combat extreme weight cutting and severe dehydration in MMA at its meeting Tuesday here at the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton. Included in the plan are stricter fines for weight-miss offenders, fight-day weight checks and the addition of new weight classes.

CSAC executive officer Andy Foster said he is planning a roll out of his plan June 15. The first major event in which these new regulations will be in place will be UFC 214 on July 29 in Anaheim.…