Bloody Elbow · Feb 4, 2016
Russian promotion to implement new weigh-in system and weight classes in 2016
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY SportsAbsolute Championship Berkut announced that they will introduce a new weigh-in system and revamped weight classes in September 2016.
A Russian MMA promotion by the name of Absolute Championship Berkut recently announced that they would begin to implement a new weigh-in system as well as introduce new weight classes in the latter half of 2016.
According to an interview with the promotion's founder Mairbek Khasiev, weigh-ins will take place six hours before the fights actually take place, instead of the day before. The plans also include a new superheavyweight division.