BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Regulatory Affairs https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Knees and Kicks to a Downed Fighter Rule Reinterpreted by Athletic Commissions and Referees https://www.badmma.com/knees-and-kicks-to-a-downed-fighter-rule-reinterpreted-by-athletic-commissions-and-referees.html https://www.badmma.com/knees-and-kicks-to-a-downed-fighter-rule-reinterpreted-by-athletic-commissions-and-referees.html#comments Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:33:35 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/knees-and-kicks-to-a-downed-fighter-rule-reinterpreted-by-athletic-commissions-and-referees.html How athletic commissions interpret the rule about knees and kicks to a downed fighter and how referees enforce the rule has changed. UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and former Executive Director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission Marc Ratner appeared on a recent edition of UFC Tonight on Wednesday and explained the new interpretation of what is a foul and what isn’t in regards to kneeing and kicking a “downed” fighter.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/knees-and-kicks-to-a-downed-fighter-rule-reinterpreted-by-athletic-commissions-and-referees.html/feed 0 UFC 161 drug tests come back clean, no TUEs issued https://www.badmma.com/ufc-161-drug-tests-come-back-clean-no-tues-issued.html https://www.badmma.com/ufc-161-drug-tests-come-back-clean-no-tues-issued.html#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2013 20:15:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/ufc-161-drug-tests-come-back-clean-no-tues-issued.html All fighters who underwent drug testing at this past month’s UFC 161 event successfully passed their tests. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed the results with Marc Ratner, the UFC’s senior vice president of government and regulatory affairs. The Manitoba Combative Sports Commission oversaw the testing. UFC 161 took place June 15 at Winnipeg’s MTS Centre, and Rashad Evans took a split decision from fellow light heavyweight Dan Henderson in the pay-per-view main event.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/ufc-161-drug-tests-come-back-clean-no-tues-issued.html/feed 0 Connecticut Becomes the 49th State to Legalize Mixed Martial Arts, Leaving New York as the Final Frontier https://www.badmma.com/connecticut-becomes-the-49th-state-to-legalize-mixed-martial-arts-leaving-new-york-as-the-final-frontier-2.html https://www.badmma.com/connecticut-becomes-the-49th-state-to-legalize-mixed-martial-arts-leaving-new-york-as-the-final-frontier-2.html#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:10:19 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/connecticut-becomes-the-49th-state-to-legalize-mixed-martial-arts-leaving-new-york-as-the-final-frontier-2.html The Connecticut General Assembly’s House of Representatives on May 7 passed bill HB-5277 by an overwhelming 117-26 vote. On Wednesday, the bill passed the Senate, making Connecticut the forty-ninth state to legalized mixed martial arts. UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner reacted to the news on Twitter. HB-5277 was sponsored by Rep. Charles Clemons (124th District) and Senator Andres Ayala (23rd District), along with more than 34 additional co-sponsors – including nine Senators, Democrats and Republicans.

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