“You Have to Hit the Weight Without Dehydration” – Julie Mezabarba on ONE Championship’s Unique Weight-Cutting Rules

Making weight is the most important part of an athlete’s preparation for their fights in every combat sport. Furthermore, unlike any MMA organization, ONE Championship has unique weight-cutting rules. Recently, rising prospect Julie Mezabarba explained everything you need to know about the same.

ONE Championship features more sports and weight classes than any combat sports organization around the globe. Thus, the world’s largest MMA promotion itself is unique, to begin with.

Additionally, the weight limit per division is 10 pounds more than the actual limit. For example, the atomweight division’s actual weight limit is 105 lbs, but in ONE Championship, it is 115 lbs. Furthermore, in other promotions, fighters weigh in a day before their fights and can lose water weight if necessary to hit the scale. 

Meanwhile, in ONE Championship, athletes have to weigh in on the fight day and make the weight without dehydration. Thus, the promotion made their weight divisions 10 pounds heavier. 

Recently, rising ONE women’s atomweight prospect Julie Mezabarba had a QnA session on her official Instagram account, where she answered the questions on stories. During the session, fans asked Mezabarba about the unique weight-cutting rules of ONE Championship.

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While talking about the same, Mezabarba said – “Yes! Cutting weight there is different. There you have to hit the weight without dehydration. So you must lose the weight with your diet. They do test urine, and you weigh during the day of the fight. Due to this, everyone who fights their ends up fighting [10 pounds heavier].” – H/T WMMA Rankings.

Even Mezabarba used to fight at 105 lbs before ONE Championship. 

Julie Mezabarba on her goals in ONE Championship for 2022

Mezabarba claimed a lopsided unanimous decision in her ONE debut against MMA veteran, Mei Yamaguchi, in September 2021 at ONE: EMPOWER. Then, the Brazilian fighter clashed against Stamp Fairtex in the women’s atomweight Grand Prix semifinals.

She lost the hard-fought battle against Stamp at ONE: NEXTGEN via a unanimous decision. After that loss, Mezabarba’s only goal is to bounce back and make it to the top of her division.

In the same QnA session, while talking about her goals in ONE Championship for 2022, the Brazilian fighter said – “fight hard and be at the top in my weight-class.”

There is no doubt about Mezabarba achieving her goals in 2022, considering her elite fighting skills.

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What do you make of what Julie Mezabarba had to say about ONE Championship’s unique weight-cutting rules? Who would you like to the Brazilian fight next in 2022?