October 9, 2023 9:10 pm ET
In California, fighters have their weights checked on the day of competition – not just when they have to hit their marks on the scale.
In 2017, the California State Athletic Commission put a plan in place to try to cut back on excessive weight cutting. Within those rules was a cap on how much a fighter could gain from the official weigh-ins to the fight.
If a fighter gained more than 10 percent back before the bout, the commission then could make a recommendation that he or she move to a higher weight class. If a fighter gained more than 15 percent, the commission had plans in place to potentially cancel fights.
At Bellator 300, which took place this past Saturday in San Diego, 14 of the 32 fighters on the card gained more than 10 percent of their weight back. Three of those 14 exceeded the 15 percent threshold. MMA Junkie obtained a list of fight-night weights Monday from the CSAC.
Check out the weight gains and percentages for all 32 fighters on the card at Pechanga Arena.
Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov
Miguel Peimbert
Weigh-in day: 134.8
Fight night: 149
Gain: 11 percent
Result: Bryce Meredith def. Miguel Peimbert via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Bryce Meredith
Weigh-in day: 136
Fight night: 153.2
Gain: 13 percent
Result: Bryce Meredith def. Miguel Peimbert via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Justin Montalvo
Weigh-in day: 158.6
Fight night: 176.8
Gain: 11 percent
Result: Dmytrii Hrytsenko def. Justin Montalvo via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Dmytrii Hrytsenko
Weigh-in day: 158.8
Fight night: 170.6
Gain: 7 percent
Result: Dmytrii Hrytsenko def. Justin Montalvo via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Lorrany Santos
Weigh-in day: 144.6
Fight night: 163.8
Gain: 13 percent
Result: Jackie Cataline def. Lorrany Santos via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Jackie Cataline
Weigh-in day: 145.4
Fight night: 148.6
Gain: 2 percent
Result: Jackie Cataline def. Lorrany Santos via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
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