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To respond to the original question of how much is too much to cut, I would say 100lbs would be a little too much.

As for regulation of how much someone can cut for a fight I think that is a little silly, now I have never cut weight but I would think it wouldn’t be too hard to cut a few pounds down to make the hypothetical 15lb limit and then cut the rest of that 15lb over the next 6 days. So that is a mute point.

Also I think if someone can cut a very large amount of weight and then recover enough to be highly effective in a fight well then they should be able to do that. They are using a natural ability of theirs to the max. Some people are blessed with long arms and long legs, it’s not fair at all to the mesomorph that the ectomorph is the same weight but has a 5 inch reach advantage on him and no matter how hard he trains that just won’t change. Does that mean that reach differential should get regulated too? Like it or not genetics plays a role in combat sports, always has and it always will.