Bellator president Scott Coker has welcomed the move to legalize and regulate MMA in France, and said the promotion is ready to help get the sport up and running before bringing its big arena shows to French soil in the near future. Last week the Ministry for Sport in France announced it had chosen the French Boxing Federation to supervise the early stages of regulation of MMA as the sport becomes legal in the country. The French government’s plan is for the nation’s boxing administrators to oversee the initial setup of MMA as a regulated professional sport in France, with a view to the formation of a dedicated MMA regulatory body, subject to a successful review by the Ministry of Sport. The move marks the latest step towards France being able to host big international MMA shows, and Bellator president Coker issued an official statement hailing the news. “Bellator welcomes France’s decision to move towards the regulation of professional MMA,” his statement began.
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