Update October 3, 2014 – Nova Scotia’s Deputy Registrar of Regulations confirmed to me that the Regulations discussed below remain the ones presently in place. In short this means the Nova Scotia Boxing Authority is simply turning a blind eye to their actual laws in having the UFC Halifax card take place under the Unified … More UFC Halifax Event and Nova Scotia’s Bizarre MMA Rules
I won’t repeat the arguments as to why the Nevada State Athletic Commission has overstepped their bounds by imposing or threatening to impose penalties against Wanderlei Silva for ducking a drug test and Chael Sonnen for competing in a grappling contest while under a suspension from ‘fighting’, but in addition to these issues a further … More More on the NSAC’s Pushing The Boundaries of the Laws that Govern Them
Today the Nevada State Athletic Commission set their precedent for fines involving licensed combatants involved in pre-fight brawls during promotional events. Following Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier’s encounter at a promotional event for a bout scheduled in Nevada, the NSAC issued each of them a fine consisting of 10% of their reported ‘show’ purses coming … More 10% Fight Purse Fine and Community Service Ordered Following News Conference Brawl
Few properties ares subject to more aggressive piracy prosecution that UFC’s Pay Per View products. Reasons for judgement were released this month by the United States District Court, D. Colorado significantly restricting the timelines for these lawsuits in that jurisdiction. In the recent case (Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. v. CJ’s Sports Bar, LLC) the Plaintiff … More Court Restricts UFC Federal Piracy Lawsuit To One Year Limitation
I have it on good authority that Manitoba is close to exercising their rights under section 83 of the Criminal Code to legalize a variety of amateur combative sports. Manitoba will apparently pass an Order in Council in the upcoming weeks. The OIC will designate a variety of traditional amateur marital arts as legal. These … More Manitoba Planning To Legalize Amateur Combat Sports
Over the past several months the City of Vernon, BC had debated banning Mixed Martial Arts. Today the City followed through with their plans and passed Bylaw 5505-2014 which prohibits professional MMA events in the City. Below is the Bylaw in full which is the first of its kind in the Province banning the sport … More Vernon BC Bans Professional MMA
This Post was originally published in 2014 but is frequently updated. Scroll down to read through a lengthy list of documented injuries and deaths from rapid extreme weight cuts. If you are aware of other incidents that should be added to this list feel free to contact me with details. _____________________________________________________________ Following UFC 177, an event … More Documenting The Tolls of Rapid Extreme Weight Cuts in MMA
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