Month: July 2014

Reasons For Judgement in Canada’s First “Modern” Prizefighting Prosecution

July 29, 2014

In my effort to create a database of Combat Sports prosecutions pursuant to Canada’s Criminal Code, I have obtained the full transcript of the sentencing proceedings from Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Justice in the case of HMTQ v. Crowthers and Daku. By way of backgound, Patrick Crowthers and Derek Daku of Saskatchewan’s Prestige Fight Club have … More Reasons For Judgement in Canada’s First “Modern” Prizefighting Prosecution

CSAC Reportedly Ignores Physician Advice During Rapid Extreme Weight Cut

July 26, 2014

The UFC’s Matt Brown failed to make weight today ahead of UFC on Fox 12.  He weighed in at 172.5 pounds, 1.5 pounds above the welterweight limit.  Under California rules Brown was allowed a further hour to try and shed the weight, however, due to a reported ‘miscommunication’ this did not happen.  The details of … More CSAC Reportedly Ignores Physician Advice During Rapid Extreme Weight Cut

$11,000 Default Judgement Ordered After UFC 128 Piracy

July 25, 2014

In the latest chapter of ongoing anti piracy litigation of UFC Pay Per View products, reasons for judgement were released this week by the US District Court, ED Missouri, Eastern Division, assessing damages in default proceedings following alleged piracy of UFC 128 by a commercial establishment. In this week’s case (Joe Hand Promotions Inc. v. Game … More $11,000 Default Judgement Ordered After UFC 128 Piracy

Minimum Statutory Damages Awarded Following Piracy of UFC 159

July 22, 2014

Adding to this site’s archived caselaw of Pay Per View piracy decisions, reasons for judgement were released this week by the US District Court, N.D. California, assessing damages for such a claim. In this week’s case (Joe Hand Promotions, INC v. Tamayo) the Defendant operated a Crossfit gym.  He showed UFC 159 at his facility … More Minimum Statutory Damages Awarded Following Piracy of UFC 159

City of Vernon Considers Limiting Ban on MMA to Professional Events

July 21, 2014

Update August 13, 2014 – Voting on this bylaw is now scheduled for September 8 at 1:30 pm Update July 23, 2014 – Today the City of Vernon confirmed to me, via Twitter, that they have dropped the intended ban on amateur MMA with the proposed legislation only targeting professional Mixed Martial Arts     … More City of Vernon Considers Limiting Ban on MMA to Professional Events

How Not To Draft a Drug Testing Policy in Combat Sports

July 20, 2014

Although Performance Enhancing Drug testing has much room for improvement in the world of Combat Sports one thing is clear, the current landscape with more frequent testing including occasional out of competition testing is far improved from from the sport’s earlier years. Yesterday, Mixed Martial Arts legend Enson Inoue provided a glimpse into the history of … More How Not To Draft a Drug Testing Policy in Combat Sports

More Rapid Extreme Weight Loss Dangers Documented in MMA

July 16, 2014

As previously discussed, rapid extreme weight cut practices are a largely unregulated part of combat sports.  These practices come with inherent dangers.  To date, State and Provincial Athletic Commissions  have been largely content to turn a blind eye to this problem with few regulated thresholds addressing these practices. Recently TopMMANews documented two further examples of … More More Rapid Extreme Weight Loss Dangers Documented in MMA