Daniel Cormier’s controversial “towel trick” at the weigh in was one of the main talking points at UFC 210. Even after the fight, Anthony Johnson said that D.C. should answer for the “messed up” weigh in. The problem is, if you look at the New York State Athletic Commission’s weigh in procedure, no rule was technically broken with Cormier holding on to the towel.
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The NYSAC has since revised their rules to avoid future incidents like this.