Fighters won’t be able to use IV for rehydration under the new UFC drug testing policy, and that might cause the transition from several athletes from a different weight class.
Under the USADA code, MMA fighters are not allowed to use more than 50 ml to rehydrate after making weight for a fight, and Nova Uniao leader Andre Pederneiras, who coaches 16 UFC fighters in Rio de Janeiro, believes that announcing this change on short notice could hurt fighters that are scheduled to compete next month.
"It affects the rehydration process," Pederneiras said of the IV ban during a media scrum in Rio de Janeiro.