Following a recent catastrophic incident, ONE Championship announced major changes to its weigh-in policy for the safety of its fighters, and then challenged mixed martial arts industry leaders, UFC and Bellator , to follow suit. Tragedy befell ONE Championship earlier this month, as 21-year-old Chinese fighter Yang Jian Bing died following complications due to an unsuccessful weight cut. He had been scheduled to face Geje Eustaquio at ONE: Spirit of Champions in Manila on Dec. 11, but collapsed suddenly prior to weigh-ins and was rushed to hospital where doctors were unable to save him. RELATED > ONE Championship Fighter Dies Following Failed Weight Cut Not standing by and just accepting the tragedy, ONE has decided to ban weight-cutting by dehydration for its fighters. ONE is “instituting a new set of regulations and policies governing the weigh-in procedures and contracted weight limits.
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Here’s the New ONE Championship Non-Dehydration Weigh-in Policy – MMA Weekly