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The 27-year-old is currently in London ahead of his long-awaited comeback versus Paul Daley at Bellator 179 – a fight he confidently predicts he will win.

But the Canadian prodigy weighed in on the debate surrounding regulations introduced by the California State Athletic Commission focused on reducing extreme weight cutting and severe dehydration during fight week.

“They seem like they’d be more of a pain in the ass to deal with more than anything,” the 18-4 contender told Daily Star Online.

“Education is super important for fighters. There’s a lot of people that do it [cut weight] unhealthily.

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“People need to follow proper nutrition and do it as safely as possible to your body. That’s what I’ve tried to learn over the years.”

In recent years marquee fights, such as the interim lightweight title clash between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson at UFC 209, have been scrapped after dangerous weight cuts.

And the consequences could have been much worse than a missed title shot for Khabib, after he was rushed to hospital in the middle of the night, admitting “I almost died” as his liver began to shut down.

During a groundbreaking meeting earlier this week, CSAC announced a 10-point plan aimed at bringing the issue back under control.

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Among the changes recommended are the addition of four more weight classes – 165, 175, 195 and 205 pounds – to give athletes more choice.

There will also be more severe financial and competitive penalties for fighters who miss weight, as well as additional weight and dehydration checks leading up to and including fight week.

The commission have imposed a 10% cap on the amount of weight a fighter is allowed to gain in the time between weigh-ins and a fight – and weight-class restrictions for those who miss weight more than once.

The full changes can be seen here.

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But MacDonald remained sceptical of the suggestions.

He continued: “It takes time to get that knowledge and education and experience with it but putting laws in and structure – it becomes a pain in the ass and just another thing that we have to deal with during fight week.

“It’s gonna be very hard to deal with. We already have a lot on our plate as fighters going into a fight that week, so I’m not a big supporter if it’s gonna take up a lot of our time.”

Bellator 179: Daley vs. MacDonald airs on Friday, May 19th at 10pm on Channel 5. Tickets for the event are available now.