The Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission (CABMMA) has a potential solution for fixing MMA’s weight cutting woes: Shift up the divisions. A rep for the Brazilian athletic commission argues the timing of weigh-ins won’t head off problems at the scale. Giving fighters a wider target within divisions will. “If we don’t approach this issue with a more realistic and immediate way – and this is what our numbers are showing us – we will have a long and rough road ahead,” CABMMA director of operations Cristiano Sampaio told MMAjunkie.
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