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USADA has just announced a 3-month grace period to adjust to the new IV policy. Fighters will be allowed to rehydrate using IV's until 10/1

I assume the idea here is that fighters who were in the middle of camp and whose weight-cutting strategy depended on using IV's after weigh-in didn't have enough notice, but now everyone should know the rules before they start training for an October fight, and if they can't make weight safely without an IV and a nurse waiting for them off-stage, then maybe they shouldn't be at that weight class.