M-M-Eh Updates
It's been a roller coaster summer for MMA in Canada. In July, the B.C. Medical Association (the organization that represents doctors in British Columbia) called for a complete ban on the sport. The position made national news throughout Canada last week, but apparently had no impact on the Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services which issued a statement yesterday announcing its plans to approve MMA.
MMAJunkie has been all over this story and has already interviewed Marc Ratner about the UFC's impending arrival in Toronto. The impact on MMA fans in the United States could also be significant. As New York legislators see the economic impact of UFC 118 in Boston later this month and a major show in Toronto as early as March 2011, one has to wonder when they will decide that it would be best for New York residents to start spending some of that MMA ticket money in their home state.
