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The Dubious Legality of MMA in Moncton

August 28, 2013

Update October 5, 2013 – The City of Moncton has now pulled the Commission’s ability to oversee MMA, Muay Thai and Kickboxing. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Although the City of Moncton has an established Athletic Commission with the power to regulate and oversee both amateur and professional MMA events, the Commission’s blessing may not be enough to get … More The Dubious Legality of MMA in Moncton

BC Athletic Commissioner Announces Boxing Judge/Referee Training Course

August 28, 2013

    If you are looking to become a licensed judge or referee for professional boxing in BC, the office of the BC Athletic Commissioner has just announced a three day Boxing Judge and Referee Training Course. The Course will take place at Dynamic MMA in Richmond BC from September 28-30.  There is limited registration … More BC Athletic Commissioner Announces Boxing Judge/Referee Training Course

“Home Licencing” Requirements and MMA Fighter Mobility Rights

August 27, 2013

Section 83 of the Criminal Code delegates the regulation of MMA to the Provinces.  This requirement has created a diverse regulatory patchwork for the sport across Canada. Some Canadian jurisdictions have ‘home licencing requirements‘ – that is, requirements for non-residents to be licensed in their jurisdiction of residency or other jurisdictions prior to being qualified … More “Home Licencing” Requirements and MMA Fighter Mobility Rights

The Legality of MMA in Yellowknife and the Canadian Territories

August 23, 2013

The City of Yellowknife has a long history of hosting and regulating combat sport events including Mixed Martial Arts.  Despite this history, can the City legally regulate MMA events given the newly amended section 83 of the Criminal Code? As previously discussed, section 83 makes professional MMA illegal by default in all of Canada unless the … More The Legality of MMA in Yellowknife and the Canadian Territories

The Laws of “Mixed Boxing” AKA Professional Mixed Martial Arts in Quebec

August 22, 2013

In my ongoing efforts canvassing some of the legal oddities across Canada with respect to MMA regulation today I turn my attention to Quebec. Quebec has a long history of hosting combat sports events but a peek into their legal framework reveals that the sport of MMA is not actually legal but instead the sport … More The Laws of “Mixed Boxing” AKA Professional Mixed Martial Arts in Quebec

BC Sets the Canadian Standard For Legal Pro/Am MMA Events

August 13, 2013

Professional and amateur MMA can now be legally hosted in Canada so long as appropriate local laws are passed.  To this end other Canadian jurisdictions can take a page from British Columbia when it comes to regulating combat sports in the post Bill S-209 world.  BC now has the clearest Province wide legal framework for … More BC Sets the Canadian Standard For Legal Pro/Am MMA Events

BC Athletic Commission Sets Rules For Amateur Muay Thai; Kickboxing Rules Still in Progress

August 12, 2013

(Image via Wikimedia) The BC Athletic Commissioner has now set out the rules for Amateur Muay Thai contests in British Columbia. Further to the powers given to the Commissioner via section 2(2) of Order in Council 2013-342, the Commissioner has adopted, on a provisional basis, the Association of Boxing Commissions Unified Rules and Guidelines for … More BC Athletic Commission Sets Rules For Amateur Muay Thai; Kickboxing Rules Still in Progress

Crimes of Moral Turpitude and Combat Sports in Massachusetts

August 8, 2013

Oh the multi-jurisdictional legal joys that the UFC gets to struggle with! Not only did the UFC run into issues with Massachusetts requiring foreign combatants to have Social Security Numbers for their upcoming show in Boston, the latest issue that has cropped up involves licencing combatants who have been convicted or charged with certain criminal … More Crimes of Moral Turpitude and Combat Sports in Massachusetts