A study on weight cutting done by the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) has revealed some interesting numbers.
Nearly 30 percent of athletes tested were stepping in the cage at more than 10 percent, in pounds, above their weight class, per the study done by CSAC over the last year and obtained by MMA Fighting through a public records request Monday.
The study, which looked at 82 MMA fighters who competed in California in 2016 and 2017, was presented by CSAC executive officer Andy Foster to the commission’s medical advisory committee at a meeting Saturday in Los Angeles.