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cut

Action for a fighter to lose weight before the official weigh-in, sometimes drastically. The process can present serious medical risks, to the point that the UFC has athletes sign a liability waiver when they do it on its premises.

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Strickland-Imavov, an accident that delays everything? + Habirora-Abdoul, did we miss something?
September 24, 2026 · Aldric & Herbi · 37 k views

Strickland-Imavov, an accident that delays everything? + Habirora-Abdoul, did we miss something?

« Well-informed American journalists say that sometimes they have people sign it when they come to cut at the PI when there is an event in Las Vegas and the cut is pretty drastic, that there is a lot of weight to lose before the fight. »

Aldric · at 7:46
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