You are arguing over semantics. The point is mutiple weighins is very possible, doable, and simple. Those are the rules. Abide by them or GTFO. You are not asking a blind mind to play the piano like Stevie Wonder here. You are doing this to better the health of your fighters and prevent them from doing stupid weight cuts.
So 60 days is too far out...make it 45...whatever man, those are just random numbers thrown. Point is, multiple weighins would prevent these insane cuts, and they should be spread over a long enough period.
Yes, and for some instances, the UFC also has to step in. Not all situations are equal.
I did not imply, I threw this out as a rebuttal to your wild claim that it would cost so much cash.
But hey, sure, I mean, let's try ways to temper with the scale, risk a ban and fine, instead of cutting 5lbs to make the first cut....Ya, that makes complete sense.
I don't think it will either, but it could, if it leads to more hospitalizations.
I didn't say it was bad, I said it's a failed system as it has been proven time and time again. PED testing is in no way shape or form a deterrent. Even for guys that have tested positive before, they will still take some and risk getting caught again.
Even if USADA is more effective at testing, they will never, ever, be ahead of science. There will always be new substances that aren't known to them being developed. Eventually, they will know about them, ban them, but by that time, other new ones will be out. That is why PEDs are not going anywhere.
Ya, Overeem also looks like crap when off roids compared to on. I don't really care. Are Bisping and Hunt clean? Possible. Have they simply not tested positive? Possible. That sport is filled with PED users, so I don't care who is on or off it as it is impossible to know. What they do matters little to me as long as I see good fights. It's up to them to decide if they want to use or not, and they are fully aware of the realities of their sport. Just like Bisping said "f*** it" give me the fight.
But that is why I say make it legal, because PEDs are not bad. Abuse of PEDs is bad, misuse is bad, misinformation is bad. PEDs are made to enhance performance, they are there to help, it is ridiculous how demonized they have made out to be.
They should be a controlled, not banned.
It's not my system, it was one idea I came up with in 10 seconds. I also mentioned another one, random weigh ins, just like the drug tests.
You put in an exception clause for replacement fighters. Pretty freaking simple.
Well clearly, many of them have no proper weight cut plan.
2 months before is not the same weight.
I am not saying 2 months out, you need to be at 170 if you are in WW bout. 60/45 days out, you are allowed to be 15lbs over. 30days out you are allowed to be 10lbs over limit. 15days out, 5lbs. Come up with a system, it's really not that difficult.
If you fail, replacement fighters can be exempt depending on how much over they are.
Maybe you can allow one failed test depending on how much over they are. ETC.
It can be random weigh ins too.
I am just throwing ideas out off the top of my head, and they aren't crazy. Completely doable.
2 weeks out is not far enough. You would likely have very drastic cuts leading up to that due date.
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Turns out trying to cut almost 40 pounds in a week is a very dumb thing to do to your body. Who knew !
