"Combative Sports" banned from the state of Oklahoma

[AnCap Dave]

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The Oklahoma Athletic Commission has banned all "combative sports" (pro wrestling, MMA, and boxing) indefinitely. The banning which comes into effect from March 31st is a direct results of an impending lawuit from UFC who want to appeal against a 4% pay-per-view tax imposed by the state. The ruling is expected to effect 200 events that happen each year across Oklahoma.

Oklahoma's own Jim Ross retweed this WNS news item and said "The Game's Not Over" and added: "I think things will be rectified in a good way."

Below is a copy of the  commission letter sent to local promoters.

>UFC stands up to Oklahoma taxing their customers for buying their pay per views
>Oklahoma bans all combative sports as a response.

Aren't things like this supposed to be unconstitutional?

[Goaticus]

Cool, that just leaves more MMA events for the Denver Metro Area.

[AnCap Dave]

Cool, that just leaves more MMA events for the Denver Metro Area.

That might be nice for the bigger events, but the smaller promotions of MMA or the independent circuits of pro wrestling are basically out of a job now.

[Ibrahim90]

you know, in times of economic recession, it's usually the standard procedure to foster job creation-including those in "combative sports". this typically should be done by government staying out of the economy, since they largely don't know what the fuck they are doing.

unless of course, there is some new economic method of ameliorating the recession I'm not aware of, that calls for destroying jobs.

and seriously, what next? one can argue American Football, rugby, and Hockey should be classified as such: lots of collisions, confrontations, and stylized use of force-and people are just as, if not more, likely, to die in them than MMA and wrestling, or even Boxing. maybe we ought to ban the sport of kings while we're at it? though banning that sport that would be an improvement.

[AnCap Dave]

you know, in times of economic recession, it's usually the standard procedure to foster job creation-including those in "combative sports". this typically should be done by government staying out of the economy, since they largely don't know what the fuck they are doing.

unless of course, there is some new economic method of ameliorating the recession I'm not aware of, that calls for destroying jobs.

and seriously, what next? one can argue American Football, rugby, and Hockey should be classified as such: lots of collisions, confrontations, and stylized use of force-and people are just as, if not more, likely, to die in them than MMA and wrestling, or even Boxing. maybe we ought to ban the sport of kings while we're at it-though that would be an improvement.

There's a bigger picture here too other than just the banned sports/pro wrestling itself. It's the fact that the reason the state banned them is because UFC is suing them for a 4% tax that Oklahoma has on any pay-per-view events.

[Goaticus]

Yeah I'm glad I don't live in Oklahoma. I'm just happy their stupidity means more fights for me.

[Ibrahim90]

There's a bigger picture here too other than just the banned sports/pro wrestling itself. It's the fact that the reason the state banned them is because UFC is suing them for a 4% tax that Oklahoma has on any pay-per-view events.

in which case, we can add to the aforementioned statement of mine, and conclude that they are dishonest cowardly greedy pussies, who can't stand a lawsuit.

so much for government accountability.