Earlier this year Manitoba passed an Order in Council setting out how amateur ‘prize fights’ are to be regulated in the Province. Oversight of all karate prize fights was handed to Karate Manitoba. Today Karate Manitoba sent the below e-mail setting out their regulatory framework for the sport. I should note that the e-mail is … More Karate Manitoba Releases Rules for “Prize Fights” in the Province
John Diedrich, reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel continues to ask questions following the death of amateur kickboxer Dennis Munson Jr. The potential legal consequences from this tragedy are ongoing with the police apparently “investigating why video of kickboxer Dennis Munson Jr.’s fatal fight — submitted to detectives as evidence — was missing 32 seconds … More District Attorney Analysis of Why Criminal Charges Not Filed in Dennis Munson Jr. Death
Contrary to popular belief, most deaths in combat sports occur in lower weight classes as opposed to the heavier hitting classes. One of the likely contributors is the brain dehydration that comes with rapid extreme weight cut practices associated with combatants making weight. A tragic recent death in amateur kickboxing occurred earlier this year in … More Weight Cutting Rears its Head in Another Combat Sports Death
Section 83 of Canada’s Criminal Code prohibits ‘prize fights’ as a default position and sets out ways in which Provinces can legalize various amateur and professional combat sports. While section 83’s recent amendments were generally a positive development as they paved the way for legal MMA in Canada, the section is poorly drafted and led … More Muay Thai and Some Absurdities With Canada’s Prizefighting Law
A quick roundup of recent regulatory punishments of note this week in the world of MMA. Following a 30% purse withholding due to Battlegrounds ONE tournament winner Roan Carneiro showing up late to a pre bout medical meeting, the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission reduced the fine to $100 (down from $15,000 being 30% of the … More MMA Regulatory Roundup
Following Bellator 127 the California State Athletic Commission tested all 22 fighters on the card. This widespread testing apparently caught many of the fighters off guard and according to one source, “people back stage were freaking out.“. The results are now in and, as reported by Sherdog, 4 of the 22 fighters tested positive for … More 18% Of Bellator 127 Card Reportedly Fails Post Fight Drug Tests
Update January 20, 2015 – Two more former WWE wrestlers have filed a separate proposed class action against the WWE with similar arguments to the below litigation. ___________________________ Following a series of high profile brain injury lawsuits hitting professional sports, the world of Combat Sports has now been brought into this unwelcome club. William Haynes aka … More Brain Injury Lawsuit Comes to Combat Sports
Adding to this site’s archived judgments of lawsuits addressing UFC piracy claims, reasons for judgement were recently released by the US District Court, W.D. Louisiana, Lafayette Division, ordering double the cost of licencing as fair damages following commercial piracy. In the recent case (Joe Hand Promotions Inc v. Guillory) the Defendant Rival Sports Grill, LLC … More Double The Price of Pay Per View Fair Punishment for UFC Piracy
Andy Foster, the current Executive Director at the California State Athletic Commission, recently interviewed with Joe Ferraro where Foster revealed that he is spearheading regulatory change to bring reform to the dangerous Rapid Extreme Weight Loss practices prevalent in MMA and Boxing. You can listen to the full interview here starting at the 13 minute … More Andy Foster – Rapid Extreme Weight Loss Reform Coming to California
Since last year I have been pressing Ontario for answers about if or when they will exercise their section 83 Criminal Code powers to legalize amateur MMA and other non-Olympic combat sports. Ontario has finally provided a substantive reply and the Province advises that they plan on legalizing amateur MMA along with many other combat sports. … More Breaking News – Ontario Proposes to Legalize Amateur MMA
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