Update April 12, 2017 – Today, as reported by Steven Marrocco, the NAC revised and reduced Diaz’s punishment Update December 15, 2016 – Today the NAC hit Diaz with a $50,000 fine for this incident (2.5% of his purse for the bout) along with 50 hours of community service ______________________________ Even before the Nevada State … More Nate Diaz’s Legal Strategy? Play Nice With The NAC
(Image courtesy of MixedMartialArts.com’s Kirik Jenness) Although little media attention was received, on September 9, 2016 Nevada overhauled their combat sports regulations with many significant changes most notably to the anti doping scheme. The full regulations can be found here. The key changes to the anti doping rules are as follows which all Nevada combat … More Nevada State Athletic Commission Overhauls Anti Doping Regulations
In 2014 the NSAC levied steep fines for a press conference brawl between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones. Today the NSAC kept in line with this precedent when dealing with Conor McGregor for throwing bottles into the crowd at a UFC 202 press conference. In short the NSAC hit McGregor with a $150,000 fine, 50 … More NSAC Hits McGregor With Steep Fine, Community Service For Bottle Throwing
Adding to this site’s archived posts addressing combat sports piracy, reasons for judgement were released recently by the US District Court, W.D. Arkansas, Fayetteville Division, assessing damages following the commercial piracy of Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Saul Alvarez. In the recent case (J & J Sports Productions, Inc v. Lara) the Defendant displayed the boxing pay … More Fair Market Value, and Little More, Awarded for Boxing Pay Per View Piracy
Adding to this site’s archives of safety studies in combat sports, a recent article was published in the Journal of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation Research further noting the connection between neurological system impairment and the frequency and severity of subconcussive head impacts. In the article, titled “PROTECT THE PLAYER, PROTECT THE GAME: SUBCONCUSSION AND CHRONIC TRAUMATIC … More Subconcussive Impacts – Frequency and Magnitude Matter
Update March 8, 2017 – This weekend EBI hosted 3 combat jiu jitsu bouts. Andy Foster of the California State Athletic Commission confirmed this event required State regulation and that regulatory oversight was delegated to CAMO. As reported on the Underground, the Eddie Bravo Invitational, a leading no-gi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament based in California, … More EBI To Add Limited Striking – Will Regulatory Barriers Arise?
This week I had the pleasure of being interviewed by writer Stayton Bonner who was researching an article on WBA/WBO world heavyweight champion Boxer Tyson Fury’s positive cocaine test. You can read the Rolling Stone article here. For those of you visiting this site for the first time, welcome! For more on … More Welcome Rolling Stone Readers
Adding to this site’s archived posts addressing UFC Pay Per View piracy, reasons for judgement were released recently by the US District Court, D. Arizona, upholding a $23,000 default judgement following the commercial piracy of UFC 157. In the recent case (Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. v. Manzo) the Defendant displayed UFC 157 at their restaurant … More $23,000 Judgement Upheld For UFC 157 Piracy
(Tyson Fury Twitter profile pic) Today it was reported that world heavyweight champion boxer Tyson Fury tested positive for cocaine metabolites in an out-of-competition test taken on September 22. Fury was scheduled to defend his WBA and WBO belts in a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko but he pulled out before this drug test finding became … More Why Tyson Fury’s Out of Competition Cocaine Use is and is not a Violation
While Georges St-Pierre and the UFC appear to in the thick of contract negotiations for the dominant welterweight’s UFC return, one potential barrier appears to be removed. GSP has been tested by USADA 4 times meaning that he likely has signed the UFC/USADA contract addendum which was one of the potential barriers for an athlete … More GSP Tested 4 Times by USADA
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