(Boston) – Massachusetts has become the 42^nd state in the country to bring regulated mixed martial arts (MMA) competitions, including Ultimate Fighting^{®} Championship^{®} (UFC^{®}) events, to thousands of Bay State fans.  The Massachusetts Legislature recently passed a bill that would allow the Department of Public Safety to oversee regulation of the popular sport in the state.

Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the UFC^{®}, does not conduct events in any state that does not properly regulate MMA. This legislation will now enable the company to hold events in Massachusetts. Specifically, the legislation mandates safety and medical requirements for every MMA fighter and event held in the state. The events will also bring an economic boost to local communities across Massachusetts that hosts them.

The UFC^{®} has worked with members of the Massachusetts Legislature and the Department of Public Safety for over two years to pass legislation to regulate the sport so it could bring events to the state.  The UFC^{®} is the largest live pay-per-view event content provider in the world and the fastest growing mainstream sports organization in history.  Its programming is distributed in 132 countries, territories and jurisdictions, reaching 430 million homes worldwide, in 20 different languages.

 

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