CSAC passes emergency weight-cutting rules, including bans on dehydration, IVs

LOS ANGELES -- The California State Athletic Commission's war on dehydration and extreme weight cutting continued Tuesday.
CSAC passed a package of new, emergency regulations regarding weight cutting at its meeting in Downtown LA. The new rules include a ban on severe dehydration to make weight, the prohibition of IVs to rehydrate and the ability to move back the time of weigh-ins.
"Dehydration and weight cutting are the biggest problem facing mixed martial arts today," CSAC executive officer An