B.C. announces mixed-martial-arts referees must pass new training course

[PizDoff]

B.C. announces mixed-martial-arts referees must pass new training course

VANCOUVER - British Columbia plans new rules to require anyone who wants to judge a professional mixed-martial-arts fight to get certified, a move the head of the sport in Canada says is good for everyone.

Tom Wright, UFC's director of Canadian operations, says the new rules will help attract more big-money professional fights to the province.

Referee John Rosenthal stops a fight at a UFC mixed martial arts title match July 3, 2010, in Las Vegas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Eric Jamison

B.C.'s Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development announced Tuesday MMA judges who want to be certified with the soon-to-be-formed Provincial Athletic Commission will have to pass a rigorous training course.

The course is through the California-based Certification of Officials for Mixed Martial Arts National Development program.

The certification is part of a larger regulatory framework the provincial government is developing for professional boxing, kick-boxing, mixed martial arts and other similar sports, which have until recently been regulated by local government bodies.


Rest of article at:
http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/a...735/story.html


False. UFC is not a sport. Tom Wright is the UFC's director of Canadian operations but has no governing power over the rest of the sport.


Nothing about "Big" John McCarthy who developed the COMMAND (Certification of Officials for Mixed Martial Arts National Development) referee and judging course.

Fail research and presentation.

[Dr. Sleepless]

Jesus Christ dude. USE THE GOD DAMNED QUOTES TAGS.

[PizDoff]

Thank you for communicating your preference. I'm sure most people can differentiate between the article and commentary. I'm open to updated information but the reason of not using quotes was that the board's search engine didn't pick up search terms effectively.

[Dr. Sleepless]

Then use a Fucking page break.

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Look how fucking easy that is.

[battlefields]

Insomnia seems to have made you aggressive.

[doofaloofa]

Quote tags are for pussys

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[Dr. Sleepless]

Insomnia seems to have made you aggressive.

No. That's my cruising speed.

If he's going to post content, at least make it quality.