Efter att en fighter från One Championship avlidit inför invägningarna ska organisationen införa ett helt nytt unikt system som aldrig tidigare testats.
För två veckor sedan avled den kinesiska fightern Yang Jian Bing inför en invägning för organisationen One Championship. Bing är inte den första och majoriteten av de dödsfall som rapporterats i samband med MMA har de skett på grund av hårda bantningar.
One Championship har nu beslutat att de ska börja införa ett helt nytt system för invägningar för att undvika hårda bantningar som kan riskera fighters hälsa. Målet med systemet är att fighters ska gå match i sin vardagliga viktklass.
Systemet kommer innebära att deras fighters numera måste rapportera deras vikt regelbundet till organisationen genom en webbportal. Baserat på statistiken kommer organisationen att avgöra vilken viktklass en fighter ska gå match inom.
Den nya policyn i sin helhet kan du läsa här nedan:
1. Athletes must submit their current walking weight and daily training weight regularly. Athletes will input and track their daily weight online via a dedicated web portal. Athletes may input data weekly but must include daily weights.
2. Athletes will be assigned to their weight class based on collated data and random weight checks. Athletes are not allowed to drop a weight class when less than 8 weeks out from an event.
3. During fight week, weights are checked daily. Urine specific gravity will also be checked the day after arrival and 3 hours prior to the event. Athletes must be within their weight class and pass specific gravity hydration tests all week and up to 3 hours before the event. If an athlete falls outside the weight, or fails a test, they are disqualified from the event. Doctors may request additional testing at their discretion.
4. Catch weight bouts are allowed. However, the athlete with the higher weight will not be heavier than 105% of the lighter opponent’s weight.
5. ONE will conduct random weight checks on athletes at our discretion.
6. Athletes may petition to change weight classes outside of the 8-week competition zone and must be within their new desired weight at that time. In addition, athletes must pass a specific gravity urine test when their weight is within the limits of the newly petitioned weight class. ONE doctors can request additional testing to determine the amount of weight drop allowed over a specific time.
7. The usage of IVs for the purpose of rehydration will not be allowed.
Overage and limits of weight reduction:
· 3 weeks to event day: Athlete must be within contracted weight class
· 4 weeks: 1.5% bodyweight over max
· 5 weeks: 3%
· 6 weeks: 4.5%
· 7 weeks: 6%
· 8 weeks: +6% max over.
(ONE Chief Doctor may approve up to +/- 0.5% maximum error in any weekly weight check)
Det är fortfarande oklart för vilken gala One kommer att införa det nya systemet.
Tror läsarna att One Championships alternativ kommer fungera för att förhindra extrema bantningar?
