Mizuto Hirota skulle ha tävlat i UFCs fjäderviktsklass i Japan nu i helgen men hans bantning har inte skett på korrekt sätt. Hirota kan ses i videon nedan sakta ta sig upp på vågen för att sedan i princip falla av vågen. Hirota får till och med hjälp av UFC-anställda att ta sig ned. Organisationen ONE C har implementerat en ny invägningsform där en fighter måste dokumentera sin ”vanliga” vikt och utifrån det tävla i rätt viktklass. Ändringen skedde i samband med ett dödsfall i organisationen där 21-årige Yang Jian Bing fick sätta livet till efter en brutal bantning. ONE C regler för bantning säger följande.
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.
Är det här något UFC bör implementera? Nedan kan ni ta del av Hirotas invägning.
Miss today’s #UFCJapan weigh-ins? Mizuto Hirota’s trip to the scale was a little scary. Full rundown here: https://t.co/tacfafCSZ1 pic.twitter.com/qYHILHczyQ
— MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) September 21, 2017
