Hawaii makes MMA official
source: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4293676&name=mma
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An island that has long had a tradition of prizefighting -- with some accompanying crowd melodrama that has sometimes turned public officials cool to the idea -- Hawaii has put up with MMA in the same manner as a neighbor might put up with a nuisance kid.
Effective Wednesday, the sport will be a sanctioned, licensed event with rules and regulations that mirror Nevada's.
Fighters, judges, referees and promoters will now undergo a licensing application, blood and drug testing will be instituted and gate and pay-per-view receipts will be taxed.
All good news for the physical well-being of athletes, obviously, and a likely boon for the UFC, which could see a B.J. Penn-headlined show in Hawaii become a tsunami of cash.
An island that has long had a tradition of prizefighting -- with some accompanying crowd melodrama that has sometimes turned public officials cool to the idea -- Hawaii has put up with MMA in the same manner as a neighbor might put up with a nuisance kid.
Effective Wednesday, the sport will be a sanctioned, licensed event with rules and regulations that mirror Nevada's.
Fighters, judges, referees and promoters will now undergo a licensing application, blood and drug testing will be instituted and gate and pay-per-view receipts will be taxed.
All good news for the physical well-being of athletes, obviously, and a likely boon for the UFC, which could see a B.J. Penn-headlined show in Hawaii become a tsunami of cash.
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pjacobs51
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Cool!
Be careful with that tsunami of cash.
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