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

City of Weyburn Pulls the Plug on Planned Combative Sports Bylaw

August 22, 2013

Chalking this one up to the ‘no surprises here‘ category, the City of Weyburn has pulled the plug on their planned Athletic Commission to regulate MMA in the City, After it was announced that the City has plans to regulate MMA the Province stepped in saying such a law would exceed the City’s authority.  The … More City of Weyburn Pulls the Plug on Planned Combative Sports Bylaw

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

Saskatchewan Legalizes Amateur MMA, Law To Legalize Pro MMA To Be Introduced in the Fall

August 14, 2013

As predicted earlier this month, Saskatchewan has now legalized amateur MMA.  The Provincial Government passed Order in Council 479/2013 which orders that the Saskatchewan Martial Arts Association is specified as the body responsible for the sanctioning and oversight of amateur combative sports, including mixed martial arts, kickboxing, modified muay thai, and full contact karate.  A summary of … More Saskatchewan Legalizes Amateur MMA, Law To Legalize Pro MMA To Be Introduced in the Fall

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