Quote of the Day: Nick Lembo on New Weight Classes

"Changing weight classes is a substantial change that needs further discussion and exploration, in my opinion. There needs to be more discussion and involvement of more parties prior to contemplating such a drastic rule change. I am not convinced that weight classes are a crucial problem within the sport and I am not yet sure that the addition of so many more weight classes is warranted. I am concerned about unhealthy weight cutting but I do not think that simply adding more classes solves that.

Any drastic changes to the unified rules need to be carefully contemplated. If I was going to explore an area to possibly overhaul in the current rule set, it would be the scoring system. That, in my mind, warrants attention. That concerns me much more than the current weight classes."

-- Nick Lembo, Counsel to the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board, delineates the argument against changing the weight classes. His appeal to a more sensible order of priorities when amending rules in MMA competition is also something others should be adopting as well.