Mohegan Sun, Brazilian MMA commission pass new weight-cutting regulations

[nuraknu]

A pair of regulatory bodies are the first to adopt some form of the California State Athletic Commission’s (CSAC) 10-point weight-cutting reform plan, MMA Fighting has learned.

The Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation and the Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission (CABMMA) will both be implementing either all or some of the CSAC regulations, which were approved last year, officials said.

The first event to be affected by the new rules will be UFC Belem on Saturday night in Brazil, CABMMA COO Cristiano Sampaio confirmed with MMA Fighting. CABMMA approved the use of the full CSAC 10-point plan last July after the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports (ABC) Conference, but it is only now going into effect this weekend.

Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation director Mike Mazzulli, who is also the ABC president, announced a partial adoption of the CSAC 10-point plan Thursday. Mohegan Sun will implement seven provisions from the CSAC version of weight-cutting reform, including key rules like licensing by weight class and a second-day weight check. Mohegan Sun is already using an earlier weigh-in and has added additional weight classes, which were approved by the ABC last year....

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[nuraknu]

This is significant overseas for all the events Mohegan Sun is hired to regulate. Should be interesting to see if that sparks more of a world-wide interest.