Smaller boxing promoters followed suit and the boxing scene in New York has been scarce since the new NYSAC combat sports regulations were passed this year. “We do not believe the legislature and the Governor’s intent to provide economic activity by legalizing MMA in New York is served by an insurance requirement that will drive the majority of boxing promoters out of the state due to the increased costs,” an unnamed source close to NY boxing promoters told NYPost reporter George Willis back in August. While the MMA world was excited to make their grand entrance in the Empire State, boxing promoters fled to Pennsylvania and New Jersey because they refused to adhere to the commission’s new, and expensive, policies. As a result, the NYSAC not only required each mixed martial arts fighter to have insurance to the tune of $50,000 for each fight - but each fighter must also meet the $1 million brain insurance policy requirement. This year when New York officially ended the nearly 20-year ban on mixed martial arts, they also decided to included a $1 million traumatic brain injury insurance provision - which applied to all combat sports inside New York State.Ī 48-page report by New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott in July of this year revealed that oversight on behalf of the New York State Athletic Commission led to the permanent brain damage and partial paralysis of boxer Magomed Abdusalamov in August, 2013. New York State Legalizes Mixed Martial Arts, Small MMA and Boxing Promoters Leave State Company morale has never before been lower than it is at the conclusion of 2016.
Hughes and Liddell were terminated right after the UFC laid off roughly 25 percent of their 350-person staff. The timing of the releases is what puts it on this list. Executives were fired, fighters were cut, and a downsizing of UFC offices across the globe in an effort to decrease spending - and as a result, company morale plummeted. When WME-IMG purchased the UFC in 2016 for $4.2 billion, they had such a massive amount of debt that cost cutting was necessary. As a favor for putting the UFC on the map and staying loyal to the company at a time when many other superstars were leaving in search of bigger paydays, Liddell and Hughes were each given ‘lifetime’ jobs by Dana White in the wake of their retirements.įormer UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Liddell became the Vice President of Business Development and Hughes, the former UFC Welterweight Champion, was given a position as Vice President of Athlete Development and Government Relations. WME-IMG Terminates ‘Lifetime Contracts’ of Chuck Liddell and Matt Hughes - Company Morale Sinks to All Time LowĬhuck Liddell and Matt Hughes are both legends of mixed martial arts and the status of the sport today is largely due to the success these two fighters had back in the 2000’s. These events are not in chronological order. There were some questionable decisions made in 2016 by every major fight promotion, but which stand out the most? Join as we relive all the craziness MMA brought to 2016 in our three part series.
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(Video) UFC 207 Pre-Fight Breakdown by Joe Rogan, Big Brown, and Eddie Bravo The Horrible MMA Decisions That Were Made in 2016 (Part 1) Ariel Helwani Reacts to Ronda Rousey Media Blackout Ahead of UFC 207 Remembering The MMA Fighters That Passed in 2016 (Video) Dana White Speaks on Potential Cyborg Doping Violation: “It’s Funny How things Work” Video: Ronda Rousey First Six Professional Armbar Wins
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