Though filled with many intelligent athletes, coaches, and complex techniques akin to physical chess, MMA is often perceived as a violent and dangerous sport because of the apparent visceral and gladiatorial nature of this combat spectacle. To the uninitiated, weight cutting is not a variable calculated into this danger; however, to the initiated, weight cutting can be, and often is arguably one of the most dangerous aspects of MMA. While it’s somewhat ironic this danger occurs outside of the cage, weight cutting does pose a true danger. Unfortunately, this danger is evident when athletes like Khabib Nurmagomedov and Renan Barao are removed from fights because of complications apparently related to rapid-weight loss.
Fight Science: Experts are made in the correct weight class
