Arguably the biggest hot button topic in MMA today is the issue of weight-cutting. It’s a complex issue embedded in the culture of the sport, with no easy fix or magic answers. It’s also, according to some, cheating.
UFC commentator Joe Rogan recently opined as such on his The Joe Rogan Expereience podcast, calling the practice “sanctioned cheating” and arguing that the effects are more beneficial than using PEDs.
“It is stupid,” Rogan said. “What it is is sanctioned cheating. It’s sanctioned cheating and it’s cheating at a much higher scale even than PEDs.