Don’t expect to see the UFC in France any time soon, as the French Sports ministry has confirmed its ban on mixed martial arts, according to a report by ESPN . They love the suffering of the cyclists in the Alps during the Tour de France, but not the fisticuffs between fighters in a cage. The UFC has long been working towards holding an event in France, but they first have to overcome political hurdles that block MMA sanctioning in the country. Mixed martial arts has been accepted, if not legalized, in most major markets around the globe, but there are still pockets of dissent.