How to Solve UFC's Weight Cutting Problem

Guys missing weight seems to get more common with each year in the UFC. You would think that people would get better at making weight, but instead, they have gotten so good at cutting weight that they assume that they can make any weight, when really, they can only make certain weights in ideal circumstances.

The sad thing is that these guys barely get punished, and a lot of times, they are rewarded. Sure they lose 20% of their purse, but considering that not having to cut all of that weight makes them stronger in the fight and could help them win, that win bonus more than makes up for any money lost. Hell, Darren Till missed weight badly, barely got by Stephen Thompson, and was awarded with a title shot at a weight he did not even make. That's insane.

So, here is my simple solution. If a guy misses weight, he can't compete at that weight for a year. Personally, I would like it to be two years, but I will settle for one year. If they miss it twice, they are no longer allowed to compete at that weight. And by missing weight, I would also include the many athletes that are hospitalized during their weight cut. If a fighter is putting him or herself through something that jeopardizes his health to the point of hospitalization, they need to be saved from themselves. This would solve the issue of guys getting rewarded by not doing their job, which is making weight and fighting, not just fighting.

And that is my very simple, yet also brilliant, solution to the weight cutting issue in the UFC.