On Thursday, Randy Couture, Marc Ratner, Dr. Kristen Dams-O’Connor and Greg Sirb will testify before a Congressional Subcommittee discussing MMA and the proposed bill which would expand the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act to combat sports. Currently, there are 7 co-sponsors to the bill introduced by Republican congressman Marwayne Mullin in May 2016. “Perspectives on […]
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Congressional Hearing on MMA set for next week
There will be a Congressional Hearing on Mixed Martial Arts on Thursday, November 9th. The subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection will hear testimony from Randy Couture, the UFC’s Marc Ratner and the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Athletic Commission Greg Sirb. Entitled, “Perspectives on Mixed Martial Arts,” it appears the hearing will discuss […]
Report indicates McGregor willing to testify in support of Ali Act expansion
According to a report from Reuters, Conor McGregor may address the U.S. Congress in support of the expansion of the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform (aka “Ali Act”) to combat sports. Congressman Markwayne Mullin, the Oklahoma legislator that is sponsoring the bill told the news outlet. The Republican congressman indicated that McGregor’s team wanted to come […]
Payout Perspective: The Money Fight
Welcome to a special edition of Payout Perspective. Almost a week later, but we are still talking about The Money Fight that took place August 26th at the T-Mobile Arena. Mayweather stops McGregor in 10 Floyd Mayweather waited it out. As most believed, he tested out Conor McGregor for the first couple around before going […]
Boxer Austin Trout files lawsuit against WBO citing Ali Act violations
Boxer Austin Trout has filed a lawsuit against the World Boxing Organization citing violations of the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act. It is the first lawsuit citing the Ali Act in several years. The case originally was filed in the federal district court of New Mexico as that is where Trout resides. The original complaint, […]