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The issue of extreme weight cutting in MMA has been a bone of contention for many years now. It is still an all too common, yet hugely dangerous practice, which can be fatal if fighters get it wrong.

Essentially, weight cutting is the process of rapid weight loss in the hours before a fight. The fighter wants to qualify for as low a weight division as possible so they can gain a size and strength advantage over their opponent. The fighter does this by using various methods to extract as much water from their body as possible.

Whilst the dangers associated with extreme weight cutting can easily affect the professional athlete that competes on the global stage, it is fighters that compete on the regional circuit that are arguably more at risk as the vast majority of up and coming fighters do not have access to the appropriate level of nutritional or medical expertise necessary to guide them safely through an extreme weight cut.

This is something David Galbraith, a former professional MMA fighter and current owner of NewLife Gym, Resurgence Fight Team and MMA promotion SOMMA wants to change. For Galbraith, a fighters safety, both short and long term, is paramount and he plans on leading the charge in the UK to eliminate extreme weight cutting from the sport.

Galbraith said: NewLife Gym, Resurgence Fight Team and SOMMA are taking major steps to ensure the welfare of our fighters and to protect the longevity of our sport.

We have decided to formally implement a no dehydration policy for weight cuts. That means no saunas, no salt baths, no water loading or any other means of excessive heat based practice to ensure a fighter makes weight.

As a retired pro fighter myself, I have learnt from my past mistakes and over the course of the last three years I have actively taken steps to phase out excessive weight cutting. Our team is matched at a realistic weight and where appropriate we favour catch-weight fights.

Our athletes are supported throughout their entire fight camp to ensure they are on track to make weight. On our last show, SOMMA2, 90% of the team made weight via diet and nutrition alone with no need for heat based tactics.

We fully recognise the requirement for expert guidance when it comes to making fight weight and we are in talks with a well-regarded nutrition expert who shares our passion for safe and responsible weight cuts. Additionally, we have brought on board PK Fitness who are strength and conditioning specialists to work closely with our team to ensure we are not only reaching, but delivering on the above goals.

Unfortunately, weight cutting is something that has touched the hearts of many people due to the recent events which took place in Thailand with young Jordan Coe. I want to be clear that this isnt a reaction to his situation as we had already made these plans and have been putting measures in place over the last three years. It was by chance that our situation has coincided with this tragedy.

We are also implementing guidelines set by the The Scottish Government, Safe MMA & IMMAF which means our full Fight Team will be Safe MMA registered. NewLife Gym will pay each fighters membership for the first 12 months - but our intention is that we can continue to finance the membership for the duration of the fighters career with Resurgence.

In addition, all of our fighters and all the fighters competing on SOMMA will undergo blood tests taken by our in house doctor - who was the former doctor for major European promotion ACB.

We will be testing for blood borne viruses; Hep B, Hep C and HIV. The cost of the blood testing will initially be absorbed by NewLife Gym so the fighters wont need to dig into their own pockets. Furthermore, each fighter will be required to undergo the routine medical checks as advised by Safe MMA & IMMAF.

I firmly believe the above actions are truly in the best interests of fighter safety and this sentiment is echoed by my team of coaches, students and key players with in the MMA community. This is not an exhaustive list of actions. This is simply the start of a much larger campaign to raise the standards of quality and safety of MMA in Scotland and beyond.

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