California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) promised it was going to employ measures to combat extreme weight cutting when it gathered for a special summit last December in Los Angeles. The end goal is to prevent an athlete from dying as a result of dehydration.
To that end, CSAC handed down emergency regulations on Tuesday (Feb. 2, 2016), which could take effect as soon as March 1. In addition to a ban on intravenous re-hydration, already implemented by United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), the commission will also disallow extreme weight cuts.
Under the package, CSAC will now have the ability to collect urine samples from fighters for specific gravity tests, which detect proper hydration.