update June 2, 2016– the text of the bill has now been published and can be found here.
______________________
The long rumored attempt to expand the protections of the “Ali Act” to MMA have now taken the first formal steps with bill 5365 being introduced in the us house of representatives by Republican MarkWayne Mullin.
The Bill, Camiseta Feyenoord titled, “To amend the professional Boxing safety Act of 1996 to include fighters of combat sports in the safety provisions of such Act” appears to have some level of bipartisan support being co-sponsored by Democrat Joseph P. Kennedy.
The text of the bill is not yet available but I will additionally report on this development once it is Camiseta Yokohama F. Marinos publicly released.
For an understanding of what expanding the Camiseta Selección de fútbol de Países Bajos protections of the Ali Act to MMA and other combat sports indicates you can click here to read a previous section by section breakdown.
The Bill’s progress can be tracked here.
Share this:
Twitter
Facebook
Like this:
Like Loading…
Related
Welcome The Guardian readers – Ali Act to MMA?November 3, 2020
Bellator files Letter supporting expansion of Ali Act to MMANovember 13, 2017
Text of MMA’s “Ali Act” now PublishedJune 2, 2016With 5 comments