an inquest concluded into the tragic death of a female MMA fighter whose family felt the fight was mismatched
That was such a traumatic incident. I don't know if this is a one-off incident or a signal that the 'governing body' of the sport needs to reconsider some of their criteria for matching bout opponents.
The women were matched appropriately for weight. Weight isn't necessarily a decent proxy for power but it's typically the way that it's done. What would be a useful option?
As for the other bout - it's one thing knowing that MMA tends to be flirting with the boundary of 'anything goes' but I'd no idea that choking is permissible. I'd have thought that is desperately dangerous and likely to result not only in immediate but occult harm (something that turns up in later life).