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Published 10:35 9 Apr 2016 BST
Updated 10:35 9 Apr 2016 BST
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The commission will now conduct gravity tests to check hydration levels. If a fighter fails a specific test, or is deemed to be severely dehydrated, they will be pulled from a bout.
But the big concession is one that could turn the official weigh-in to nothing more that a side-show.
The CSAC will now give fighters the option of weighing in for their bout at 10am. The usual time for UFC weigh-ins in the state is 4pm onwards.
UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold is very much in favour of the changes. He told MMA Fighting:
"You sit there dehydrated [on weigh-in day] just waiting for that stage to be built. "Being able to go in there and just weigh-in, make weight, get it done with - with nobody around - it's a great thing for the fighters. "Health-wise, it's a lot better. We're not gonna sit there drained of the fluid and it's sucked away from your body and brain. You can put that back in. Dehydrating for the least amount of time as possible, I think, is key."Fighters, then, have the option of getting their official weigh-ins out of the way at 10am. The live weigh-ins will still take place but fighters could well on their way to full rehydration at tip the scales over the set divisional cut-offs - it won't matter a jot. The weigh-ins may need to be re-branded as the stare downs.
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