MMA Ban On The Way To Getting Lifted in South Carolina
Posted by Justin H on Feb 27, 2009 at 4:05 pm ET10 Comments
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The bill in the South Carolina State Legislature for the lifting of the state’s MMA ban hit the house floor yesterday, and was passed Unanimously in a 57-0 vote, according to MMAJunkie. The bill still has to pass the state’s Senate, which is expected, before going into effect, making the Palmetto state the 38th state in the country to regulate MMA.
The state will join Tennessee and Pennsylvania as some of the most recent states to regulate MMA. There are a few states that don’t have athletic commissions and therefore don’t regulate MMA, but also don’t ban it.
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WOW, 57-0 vote, that is amazing!
just wondering – what states do not have athletic commissions?
Alabama and Maine are two that I know about.
You are a crazy fountain of knowledge, justin.
Thanks… but that was in the junkie article that I linked to above, so I can’t take too much credit for it.
That’s ok, I just assumed you had good Google Fu
google fu????…where can one learn this secret art? and is there a belt ranking system??
It is nice to see many states lifting bans against MMA..
Really I won’t be in SC to see MMA anytime in the near future its just nice to know that the sport is growing and becoming mor popular to the extent that states are moving forward in removing bans.. Anyways good post and such..
Google~FU kinda funny actually cheers
There are 3 sites in SC that could host a fight: Charleston, Greenville, and Columbia. Charleston would be the toughest, but there is a large military population there, so a smaller fight night would work. Greenville would be the best spot for a major fight, at the Bi-Lo Center. It is close enough to Charlotte and Atlanta to pull from those major markets. This is only good for the sport as more people will get to experience MMA live at smaller fights. Do I see a huge UFC event in SC, not in the near future, I see one in Philly before anywhere else.
we’re on the map.