UFC begins new weight in policy at UFC 200

From: MMA Weekly

The days of fighters cutting enormous amounts of weight prior to weigh-ins will soon be a thing of the past. The Ultimate Fighting Championship will be implementing a new weight cutting policy starting at UFC 200 fight week in July.

Under the new guidelines, fighters must check in during fight week, which is typically Tuesday for a Saturday event, within 8 percent of their target weight. Fighters that check in above the 8 percent threshold will be subject to daily monitoring of their weight and vitals and will be required to attend weight management counseling before their next fight.

Nice to see the UFC moving to greater fighter safety. I've never been a fan of weight cutting (maybe 5 pounds to make the cut) but seeing guys on TUF trying to make weight by wearing full body plastic bags while riding a stationary bike in a sauna..... cant be healthy.

I think this becomes difficult to enforce for an international sport.
If all the fighters were US residents, I think it would be logistically feasible to have similar weight policies as wrestling has. Wrestlers are constantly being evaluated for weight, and you very rarely see guys missing weight.