UFC 227 not only provided two fantastic title fights and a string of new narratives inside the cage, but it stoked a longstanding debate for the MMA community outside of it. Beyond Henry Cejudo’s improbable win and TJ Dillshaw putting the stamp on his rivalry with Team Alpha Male, weight cutting was one of the core topics to come out of the weekend. Thanks, in large part, to the California State Athletic Commission’s release of fight day weight numbers for the competitors.
The CSAC’s interest in tackling and improving the safety around weight cutting in MMA has lead them to measure how heavy athletes are, not just on weigh-in day, but at the start of fight week and just before they step into the cage as well.