Protect Yourself At All Times: Not Just a Catchphrase in MMA

Having fought in MMA for 3 different promotions, I've experienced different levels of produciton quality, warm-up areas, venues for weigh-ins.
Having fought in 2 states (VA and NC, since you asked) I've also seen disparate levels of loosely termed athletic commision "oversight" to put it mildly.

Whether its people not making a point to check my handwraps (or guys fighting using cloth wraps underneath MMA gloves as opposed to gauze or using MMA gloves with little or no remaining padding of varing weights/sizes) it's amazing to me that more people don't get seriously hurt because if you're trusting the athletic commision to protect you.....you're in for a bad time.

That being said....Superglue....Sometimes a friend...sometimes a foe: