Fab1b wrote: Each state's athletic commissions are different, I am sure they could get approved in other states. They don't want the liability, especially with a guy like Sims who clearly is past his days. Look at his last two fights, TUF and Lashley. He needs to find another job!!

2kool4skool wrote:

eersandbeers wrote: I just find it funny that we have awful organizations that try to protect fighters from themselves by saying they aren't allowed to fight. What right does government have to tell them they can't fight?

because fighting when it's not sanctioned as an athletic competition is just called "assault."

eersandbeers wrote:Why does it need government sanctioning to be an MMA fight?

Fab1b wrote: The problem is that it is a professional fight. All professional sporting events, when their is money as prize involved over a certain amount (in Florida it is 50 bucks) have to be santioned by the state's athletic commission.

2kool4skool wrote:

eersandbeers wrote:Why does it need government sanctioning to be an MMA fight?

It could be I suppose. How far do we take it though? Should it be legal for me to offer two homeless people $100 to fight to the death?

eersandbeers wrote:If both of them voluntarily engage in a fight to a death I don't see why not.

eersandbeers wrote: I just find it funny that we have awful organizations that try to protect fighters from themselves by saying they aren't allowed to fight. What right does government have to tell them they can't fight?

This_DJ_3 wrote: Frank Mir recently said on Mark Madden's "Trainwreck" radio show that he "wants to cause the first death in the UFC by snapping Brock Lesnar's neck".

Is there a bigger tool or douche bag anywhere in the world than Frank Mir? I cannot stand this guy, gets his ass handed to him and still wont shut his mouth.

Scarlet_Buckeye wrote: What is the name of that MMA website where you can watch the fights from the recent PPV and the theme colors are like blue and whiteish. It's not MMA junkie but it's something like that.