Wisconsin to Hold Meetings About MMA Regulations
According to the Chicago Tribune, Wisconsin officials will hold a series of meetings about the recently passed regulations governing mixed martial arts in that state. The first meeting is scheduled to take place in Wausau August 4, 2010. The new regulations themselves take effect September 1, 2010.
The Chicago Tribune article is good news for a couple of reasons. First, although Wisconsin is the most recent state to pass mixed martial arts regulations, the legislation passed with far fewer obstacles than in most of the previous 42 states to sanction the sport. Regulation of MMA continues to gain momentum, and Wisconsin's efforts to follow up and educate people in the industry provide a good model for other states that wish to pass (or revise) regulations. Second, it's just nice to see a major newspaper provide coverage about MMA that is unrelated to an injury in the cage or a fighter's arrest.
