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Ask the Fight Doc: Is the Massachusetts commission’s double-weigh-in rule enough?
With the adoption of MMA legislation, the Massachusetts Boxing Commission recently became the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission.
But one remnant of the boxing-only days has stuck: a double weigh-in procedure that limits the amount of weight MMA fighters can cut for fight night.
In our latest “Ask the Fight Doc” installment, MMAjunkie.com medical columnist and combat-sports specialist Dr. Johnny Benjamin explains why the rule – which has been adopted for a 90-day trial run – should become permanent and what other details will assure the safest weight cuts possible.
With the adoption of MMA legislation, the Massachusetts Boxing Commission recently became the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission.
But one remnant of the boxing-only days has stuck: a double weigh-in procedure that limits the amount of weight MMA fighters can cut for fight night.
In our latest “Ask the Fight Doc” installment, MMAjunkie.com medical columnist and combat-sports specialist Dr. Johnny Benjamin explains why the rule – which has been adopted for a 90-day trial run – should become permanent and what other details will assure the safest weight cuts possible.
With the adoption of MMA legislation, the Massachusetts Boxing Commission recently became the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission.