Outside the Lines Explores the MMA and the Dangers of Weight Cutting
Sunday December 18 at 9 a.m. on ESPN2
This Sunday, Dec. 18, Outside the Lines will explore the MMA and the dangers of weight cutting (9 a.m. ET, ESPN2) as reported by Will Cain.
“This topic was the brainchild of OTL coordinating producer Carolyn Hong. From what I understand, she and her husband follow the sport and learned more about how prevalent drastic weight cutting is in MMA,” Cain said. “It only took a few YouTube videos and learning the fact that you could sweat off dozens of pounds in a day’s time to peak my interest.”
Finding a current fighter who was willing to talk about the dangers they face in order to cut weight was a challenge. “It took some time finding someone who was willing to not only tell us about how they cut weight, but also show us, and who had a fight and ‘cut’ in the near future,” Cain said. “While we were exploring, we learned of the predicament of women in the UFC and Cris “Cyborg” Justino in particular. It so happened that she had a documentary crew film her last weight cut and was very interested in talking about what it takes for her to make weight.”
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