Weight cuts

They really don’t make sense and are most likely degrading fight quality. In current day MMA almost every fighter is cutting to at least a class below.

Why can’t they create a system that encourages fighters to compete closer to their natural weight?

I think the solution is adding new divisions to break up the weight gaps a bit, and enforcing hydration rules and maybe changing the weigh in process. I think 2 new divisions and a rebranding of the others would be sufficient