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Asian MMA promotion One FC decided to make important changes to its wegh-in system after the recent death of a fighter prior to one of their events.

The event realesed the following announcement this Wednedsday:

Asia’s largest sports media property, ONE Championship (ONE), has announced that the organization will lead the global MMA industry by banning weight-cutting by dehydration and instituting a new set of regulations and policies governing the weigh-in procedures and contracted weight limits. The new program, which is the first of its kind for combat sports, is focused on athlete safety by introducing “walking-weight” competition via multiple weigh-ins and tests before and during fight week, including 3 hours before an event begins.

Athletes will now compete at their “walking-weight”, which will be determined by a robust system that will track his/her weight on a regular basis throughout the period that the athlete is contracted to ONE. Full details of the new weigh-in program can be found below.

The revolutionary weigh-in program was established after thorough discussions and recommendations by ONE Championship’s medical and competition team, consisting of Chief Doctor Dr. Warren Wang, Chief Medical Advisor Dr. James Okamoto, Vice President Mr. Rich Franklin, Vice President of Operations & Competition Mr. Matt Hume, Global Athlete Services & Competition Director Mr. Richard Auty and China Athlete Services & Competition Director Mr. Vaughn Anderson.

CEO of ONE Championship Victor Cui stated, “ONE Championship has paved the way for MMA in Asia and we have always been at the forefront of innovation for the sport. By banning weight cutting by dehydration, we are leading the way globally for enhanced safety standards for professional MMA athletes. We believe that through the implementation of this new weigh-in program, our fighters will enjoy a safer and healthier life inside and outside of the cage. I invite the other two major global MMA organizations, Bellator and UFC, to follow in our footsteps to protect athletes and to eliminate the process of weight cutting by dehydration.”

Vice President of ONE Championship Rich Franklin stated, “Today I’m proud to have been involved with developing the new weigh-in program for ONE athletes. As a former MMA champion, I’ve been through the process of weight-cutting by dehydration countless times and I know first-hand how it affects an athlete physically. I personally understand the importance of safety and competing at your very best as a professional MMA athlete and after reviewing the new regulations and policies governing the weigh-in procedures and contracted weight limits, this new program does both for our athletes.”

Vice President of Operations & Competition of ONE Championship Matt Hume stated, “The safety of our athletes is the top priority of ONE. After bringing in top medical officials from both the USA and Asia, we believe we have put together the best possible weigh-in program in combat sports. This program will revolutionize the way weigh-ins are conducted around the world and we look forward to the positive outcome it will have on safety standards related to weight-cutting globally.”

The new program will commence from January 2016 and will be applied to all athletes competing under the ONE banner.

Main Card
Lyoto Machida (185) vs. Mark Munoz (186)
Ross Pearson (156) vs. Melvin Guillard (155)
Jimi Manuwa (205) vs. Ryan Jimmo (204)
Norman Parke (155) vs. Jon Tuck (155)
Alessio Sakara (185) vs. Nicholas Musoke (186)
Phil Harris (125) vs. John Lineker (128)*

Preliminary Bouts (Facebook): 
Al Iaquinta (155) vs. Piotr Hallmann (155)
Luke Barnatt (185) vs. Andrew Craig (186)
Rosi Sexton (135) vs. Jessica Andrade (134)
Andy Ogle (145) vs. Cole Miller (146)
Jimy Hettes (145) vs. Robert Whiteford (145)
Brad Scott (186) vs. Michael Kuiper (185)

*Could not make weight and will be fined 25 percent of fight purse

The official weigh-in begins at 11 p.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT. Watch it here at Graciemag.com.

Main Card:
Cain Velasquez (241) vs. Junior dos Santos (240)
Daniel Cormier (244) vs. Roy Nelson (249)
Gilbert Melendez (156) vs. Diego Sanchez (156)
Gabriel Gonzaga (257) vs. Shawn Jordan (255)
John Dodson (125) vs. Darrell Montague (126)

Prelims: 
Tim Boetsch (186) vs. C.B. Dolloway (186)
Nate Marquardt (171) vs. Hector Lombard (169)
Sarah Kaufman (135) vs. Jessica Eye (135)
George Sotiropoulos (155) vs. K.J. Noons (156)

Prelims on Facebook:
TJ Waldburger (170.5) vs. Adlan Amagov (171)
Tony Ferguson (155) vs. Mike Rio (156)
Andre Fili (148.5)* vs. Jeremy Larsen (145.5)
Dustin Pague (135) vs. Kyoji Horiguchi (135)

*Fili could not make the 146-pound limit and will forfeit 20 percent of his purse to Larsen

UFC 166 takes place on Oct. 19, with the weigh ins happening Oct. 18 at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT. Watch it above.

ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC) announced today that all the fighters have made weight and are ready for ONE FC: TOTAL DOMINATION which takes place tomorrow evening at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

The entire card, which is headlined by a ONE FC Bantamweight World Championship unification bout between champion Soo Chul Kim and interim champion Bibiano Fernandes, will also be available live on Pay-Per-View at www.onefc.livesport.tv.

MAIN EVENT

ONE FC Bantamweight World Championship Unification bout: Bibiano Fernandes (60.9 kg/134 lbs) VS Soo Chul Kim ( 61.1 kg/ 135 lbs)

MAIN CARD

Featherweight bout: Cody Stevens (65.8 kg/ 145 lbs) VS Shinya Aoki (65.5 kg/144 lbs)

Lightweight bout: Peter Davis (70.1 kg/155 lbs) VS Eddie Ng (70 kg/154 lbs)

Middleweight bout: Rafael Silva (83.75 kg/ 185 lbs) VS Tatsuya Mizuno (83.4 kg/184 lbs)

Light Heavyweight bout: Sylvain Potard (93 kg/205 lbs) VS Jake Butler (92.95 kg/205 lbs)

Featherweight bout: Shannon Wiratchai (65.7 kg/ 145 lbs) VS Mitch Chilson (65.7 kg/145 lbs)

Flyweight bout: Khim Dima (56.7 kg/125 lbs) VS Rene Catalan (56.7 kg/125 lbs)

UNDER CARD

Strawweight bout: Ann Osman ( 52 kg/115 lbs) VS Sherilyn Lim ( 52 kg/ 115 lbs)

Lightweight bout: Alex Lim (71.9 kg/159 lbs) VS Juan Wen Jie(71.75 kg/158 lbs)

Bantamweight bout: Marc Marcellinus ( 59.35 kg/ 131 lbs) vs Stephen Langdown ( 60.9 kg/ 134 lbs)

Demian Maia vs. Jake Shields is official for Wednesday’s UFC fight in Brazil. Below are the official weigh-in results for tomorrow’s card.

MAIN CARD

Demian Maia (171) vs. Jake Shields (171)
Dong Hyun Kim (171) vs. Erick Silva (170)
Matt Hamill (205) vs. *Thiago Silva (208)
Joey Beltran (205) vs. Fabio Maldonado (204)
Rousimar Palhares (171) vs. Mike Pierce (171)
Raphael Assuncao (135) vs. T.J. Dillashaw (136)

PRELIMINARY CARD

Igor Araujo (171) vs. Ildemar Alcantara (171)
Yan Cabral (170) vs. David Mitchell (171)
Chris Cariaso  (125) vs. Iliarde Santos (126)
Alan Patrick (155) vs. Garett Whiteley (156)

*Thiago Silva will have two hours to cut 2lbs

UPDATE: Thiago Silva was unable to cut the two pounds necessary to make weight within the two allotted hours. He will forfeit 25 percent of his purse to opponent Matt Hamill, according to UFC officials.

UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson
Sept. 21, 2013
Air Canada Centre
Toronto

Main Card:
Jon Jones (204.5) vs. Alexander Gustafsson (204.5)
Renan Barão (135) vs. Eddie Wineland (135.25)**
Brendan Schaub (237) vs. Matt Mitrione (260.5)
Costa Philippou (186) vs. Francis Carmont (186)
Pat Healy (155.75) vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov (156)

Prelims:
Mike Ricci (155.5) vs. Myles Jury (156)
Ivan Menjivar (137)* vs. Wilson Reis (135)
Chris Clements (169.5) vs. Stephen Thompson (170.5)
Mitch Gagnon (136) vs. Dustin Kimura (136)

Prelims on Facebook:
John Makdessi (155) vs. Renee Forte (155.5)
Michel Prazeres (155) vs. Jesse Ronson (155.5)
Roland Delorme (136) vs. Alex Caceres (136)
Nandor Guelmino (230) vs. Daniel Omielanczuk (245.5)

*Made weight on second attempt at 136 pounds 

**Weighed 135 pounds on second attempt

UFC Fight Night 28
Teixeira vs. Bader
September 4, 2013
Mineirinho Arena
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Main Card:
Glover Teixeira (206) vs. Ryan Bader (205)
Yushin Okami (185) vs. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (186)
Joseph Benavidez (126) vs. Jussier “Formiga” da Silva (126)
Francisco Trinaldo (155) vs. Piotr Hallmann (155)
Rafael “Sapo” Natal (185) vs. Tor Troeng (185)
Marcos Vinicius (126) vs. Ali Bagautinov (125)

Prelims:
Felipe Arantes (146) vs. Kevin Souza (146)
Lucas Martins (136) vs. Junior Hernandez (135)
Joao Zeferino (170) vs. Elias Silverio (169)
Keith Wisniewski (170) vs. Ivan Jorge (169)

Prelim on Facebook:
Yuri Villefort (171) vs. Sean Spencer (171)

The “UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis” weigh-in begins streaming at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT. Watch the video above and read the results below.

UFC 164
Henderson vs. Pettis
August 31, 2013
HMO Harris Bradley Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Main Card:
Benson Henderson (155) vs. Anthony Pettis (154.5)
Frank Mir (248) vs. Josh Barnett (255)
Chad Mendes (145) vs. Clay Guida (146)
Ben Rothwell (262) vs. Brandon Vera (241)
Erik Koch (145) vs. Dustin Poirier (145.5)

Prelims: 
Jamie Varner (156) vs. Gleison Tibau (155)
Louis Gaudinot (125) vs. Tim Elliott (125.5)
Pascal Krauss (170) vs. Hyun Gyu Lim (171)
Chico Camus (135) vs. Kyung Ho Kang (136)

Prelims on Facebook:
Soa Palelei (265) vs. Nikita Krylov (236)
Ryan Couture (156) vs. Al Iaquinta (156)
Magnus Cedenblad (185 lbs) vs. Jared Hamman (185.5 lbs)

UFC Fight Night 27
Condit vs. Kampmann 2
August 28, 2013
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana

Main Bouts:
Carlos Condit (170.5) vs. Martin Kampmann (170)
Donald Cerrone (156) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (155.5)
Kelvin Gastulem (170) vs. Brian Melancon (170)
Court McGee (170) vs. Robert Whittaker (170.5)
Takeya Mizugaki (135.5) vs. Erik Perez (135.5)
Brad Tavares (186) vs. Bubba McDaniel (185)

Prelims:
Dylan Andrews (185) vs. Papy Abedi (184.5)
Justin Edwards (170) vs. Brandon Thatch (170)
Darren Elkins (145) vs. Hatsu Hioki (146)
James Head (170.5) vs. Jason High (171)

Prelims on Facebook:
Zak Cummings (170.5) vs. Ben Alloway (170)
Roger Bowling (155.5) vs. Abel Trujillo (155)

Watch the UFC Fight Night 26 weigh-ins replay on GRACIEMAG.com in the video player above. Full results for the card below.

UFC Fight Night 26
Shogun vs. Sonnen
August 17, 2013
TD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts

Main Card:
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (205) vs. Chael Sonnen (205)
Alistair Overeem (255.5) vs. Travis Browne (236)
Urijah Faber (135.5) vs. Yuri Alcantara (136)
Matt Brown (171) vs. Mike Pyle (170)
Uriah Hall (184) vs. John Howard (185)
Joe Lauzon (155) vs. Michael Johnson (156)

Prelims:
Brad Pickett (135.5) vs. Michael McDonald (135.5)
Conor McGregor (146) vs. Max Holloway (145)
Mike Brown (145.5) vs. Steven Siler (145.5)
Diego Brandao (146) vs. Daniel Pineda (144.5)

Prelims on Facebook:
Manny Gamburyan (145.5) vs. Cole Miller (146)
Cody Donovan (204) vs. Ovince St. Preux (205.5)
Ramsey Nijem (156) vs. James Vick (155)