On Friday the UFC lost a motion to dismiss the proposed class action anti trust lawsuits against them. If you are not following the ins and outs of this litigation I encourage you to do so at BloodyElbow where Paul Gift and John Nash have provided coverage that is second to none. In Gift’s play by … More Are UFC Contracts, Like a Diamond, Forever?
Lost in this week’s story by Josh Gross discussing the UFC’s role in mixed martial arts ‘TRT era’ is the important parallel story that doping is 100% legal under Ontario’s combat sports regulations. Combat sports regulation in Ontario is filled with problems such as the government turning a blind eye to amateur MMA which is illegal … More Just a Friendly Reminder that Ontario Turns a Blind Eye to Doping in Combat Sports
Update October 3, 2015 – today at the UFC 192 post fight presser UFC Vice President of Public Relations issued the following comments on this issue – “I think one of the things to keep in mind with this particular topic is any suggestion or inference that there was a cover up regarding to that … More Let’s Talk About What MMA’s Doping and CTE Lawsuit May Look Like
Adding to this site’s archived cases of UFC pay per view event piracy prosecutions, two further judgments were released recently reaching rather opposite results in assessing damages on fairly similar facts. In the first case (Joe Hand Promotions , Inc v. Musser) the Defendant was found liable for showing UFC 172 in his commercial establishment … More Maximum and Minimum Statutory Damages Awarded in Separate Cases of UFC PPV Piracy
One of the latest safety studies addressing combat sports, published last month in the journal Australasian Epidemiologist, the author compiled data from a total of 47 observational studies addressing injuries in combat sports. Specifically the author looked for the injury incidence rate, injury patterns and injury severity rates in 6 different sports, namely boxing, judo, karate, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, … More Study – MMA Has Greatest Injury Rate Among Combat Sports
Adding to this site’s archived safety studies in combat sports, a study was recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine suggesting headguards can reduce concussions in combat sports. The authors, McIntosh and Patton, recently authored another article suggesting the quality of headguards can make a significant difference in effectiveness, noted in the new … More Study Suggests Headguards Reduce Concussions in Combat Sports
Lost in the discussions of the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s draconian punishment of Nick Diaz and the far from ideal circumstances of his hearing is the fatal flaw in modern day athletic commission testing for marijuana. Marijuana is, by WADA and by most athletic commission standards, only banned in competition (as opposed to steroids and … More A Sensible Solution to the Marijuana Issue in Combat Sports
Today I had the pleasure of sharing my thoughts on the NSAC’s 5 year suspension of Nick Diaz with Michael Martin, JD, Content Manager at DTLA’s Strong Sports Gym at Fightland.com and ViceSports. For those visiting for the first time welcome! You can click here to read my previous discussion on Diaz’s run ins with the NSAC for … More Welcome Vice Readers – A Sober Look at the Nick Diaz Saga
Update September 17, 2015 – Today Andy Foster of the CSAC was kind enough to call to add some clarity to this situation. Foster states that the names were drawn following Bellator’s last California event, that these were drawn by a CSAC inspector under his supervision. In terms of how the CSAC deviated from s. … More California Rules Being Broken For Bellator Tournament?
Further update October 2016 – Effective September 2016 Nevada updated their combat sports regulations including adopting WADA’s prohibited methods which close the blood-doping loophole and prohibit the use of IV for re-hydration with limited exceptions. _________________________________ Update September 17, 2015 – The NSAC has yet to reply and address this issue. I should note, however, … More Does the Nevada State Athletic Commission Have a Blood Doping Loophole?
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