Indiana Regulates MMA
Indiana is now one of 39 states in the U.S. that either regulate Mixed Martial Arts contests or have passed legislation that will require regulation in the coming months.
A bill that calls for the Indiana Athletic Commission to regulate mixed martial arts went into effect Wednesday.
Indiana is home to a wide variety of un-sanctioned MMA shows in recent years, but official regulation opens the doors for organizations such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship to hit the potentially lucrative market of Indianapolis. Indianapolis is Indiana’s largest city with something like 800,000 residents. It’s also home to the 19,000-seat Conseco Fieldhouse.
Act 160 mandated that the Indiana Athletic Commission will be responsible for regulating professional MMA, kickboxing and other “unarmed combat” sports.
In previous years, MMA events have been held in Indiana with no interference from the state’s boxing commission. In essence, fighters competed with no drug testing and could bounce from the amateur and professional ranks and even compete multiple times in a short span without oversight.
Promoters could also skimp on medical personnel and other safety regulations at events.
Fighters like Miguel Angel Torres, Stephan Bonnar, Jon Fitch and Chris Lytle have all, at one time or another, competed in such unsanctioned events in Indiana.
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or was it 90 days??
anyone know the rules of engagement for ammetures? are there numbers to call to turn in “illegal” fights (unsanctioned fights) i thought all fights stopped for 30 days after the bill took effect….is there a grandfather clause for events that wer scheduled before the sanctioning took effect?