{"id":323804,"date":"2019-08-29T10:42:49","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T17:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=323804"},"modified":"2019-08-29T10:42:49","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T17:42:49","slug":"paulo-costa-five-others-encouraged-to-change-weight-classes-by-csac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/paulo-costa-five-others-encouraged-to-change-weight-classes-by-csac\/","title":{"rendered":"Paulo Costa, five others, encouraged to change weight classes by CSAC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/nate-diaz\/ufc-241-live-results-and-highlights\/\">UFC 241<\/a> went down a couple of weeks ago in Anaheim, Calif., but the aftermath of the memorable event continues as six fighters \u2014 including Paulo Costa \u2014 have been recommended to move up a weight class by the California State Athletic Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Along with Costa, who <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-241-results-paulo-costa-defeats-yoel-romero-highlights\/\">defeated Yoel Romero in their middleweight featured bout<\/a> at the event, bantamweights Brandon Davis, Manny Bermudez, and Kyung Ho Kang, women&#8217;s flyweight Sabina Mazo, and featherweight Sodiq Yusuff have been given the recommendation.<\/p>\n<p>The news was first reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2019\/08\/ufc-241-csac-paulo-costa-six-fighter-move-up-weight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Junkie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The notices from the CSAC come after the six fighters had weight gains of 15 percent or more between <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-241-weigh-in-results\/\">the official weigh-ins<\/a>, and the UFC 241 fight night, according to the commission&#8217;s weight cutting regulations.<\/p>\n<p>While it is a recommendation, not a direct order, from the CSAC, should Costa or the other five competitors want to remain in their desired weight classes, they will need to prove they can do so in a safe manner.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If those fighters wish to fight below the weight class that CSAC moved them to, then they will have to enroll in a nutrition program and work with the (UFC Performance Institute or a similar place) to address their weight\/weight gain,&#8221; says CSAC representative Patrisha Blackstock to MMA Junkie in an email. &#8220;Their nutrition program and findings from the PI will have to be sent to CSAC for review and approval before the fighters are moved down in weight class.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In total, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/13-fighters-break-csac-weight-gain-rules-for-ufc-241\/\">13 fighters<\/a> on the UFC 241 card gained more than 10 percent of their body weight between the weigh-ins and fight night. Costa and Davis both were under the 15 percent number, but their 14.9 and 14.7 percent weight gains, respectively, were rounded up.<\/p>\n<p>Costa&#8217;s win over Romero puts him in a prime position to face the winner of the upcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/israel-adesanya\/robert-whittaker-vs-israel-adesanya-headlines-ufc-243-in-melbourne-on-october-6\/\">middleweight title unification bout<\/a> between Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya at UFC 243.<\/p>\n<p>Do you agree with the weight cutting regulations set forth by the CSAC? Should Paulo Costa move up a division?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 8\/29\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC 241 went down a couple of weeks ago in Anaheim, Calif., but the aftermath of the memorable event continues as six fighters \u2014 including Paulo Costa \u2014 have been recommended to move up a weight class by the California State Athletic Commission. 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