last week Congressman MarkWayne Mullin introduced a expense to broaden the expert Boxing security Act to other combative sports. The text of the expense has now been published as well as I reproduce it below.
As previously discussed, this is a expense to amend a statute as well as it does not produce simple reading. To comprehend precisely what it will do a ‘Frankenstein‘ legislation has to be drafted taking the suggested amendments referred to below as well as grafting these onto the original legislation. I have done this previously before the Bill’s language was published as well as you can click right here for an example of what this expense will do for expert MMA.
Here are the highlights
This expense will broaden all of the securities of the expert Boxing security Act to expert MMA
It will likewise bring these securities to all other “Professional battle sport Competitions” which include any type of “professional fight that enables fighters to utilize one or more develops of martial arts” The only exceptions to this are
a battle sport that enables the utilize of a weapon or foreign object
a competition that is regulated by an amateur sports organization
In other words it will apply to sports like pro kickboxing as well as Muay Thai so organizations like Glory, Bellator Kickboxing, Lion fight Promotions etc are caught by this legislation
Of the different modifications the expense brings to these sports the complying with are the most significant
coercive contracts will be prohibited. This means contracts that over 12 months that likewise need rights to be provided to the promoter to enable the competitor to contend against one more athlete who is under contract keeping that promoter (think basically every UFC contract)
In home titles would be gotten rid of as well as titles would instead be overseen by outside sanctioning organizations. These organizations are regulated under the regulations with demands for objecting ranking requirements as well as other securities for the fighters
all contracts between promoters as well as fighters wound requirement to be disclosed to athletic commissions as well as further promoters would be needed to disclose all payment the promoter is making. In other words it would create a far more informed negotiating landscape.
A firewall would be in location between promoters as well as managers for all MMA fighters as well as other ‘fighters’ caught by the expense who contend for 11 minutes or more (basically all MMA fighters who contend in 3 round fights)
Imposing criminal as well as civil penalties for those who violate this legislation. More significantly it provides fighters the right to take legal action against anyone who triggered them ‘economic injury’ by violating the statute. A powerful tool that MMA fighters currently do not have.
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To amend the expert Boxing security Act of 1996 to include fighters of battle sports in the security provisions of such Act.
IN THE home OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 26, 2016
Mr. Mullin (for himself as well as Mr. Kennedy) introduced the complying with bill; which was referred to the committee on education as well as the Workforce, as well as in addition to the committee on energy as well as Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each situation for consideration of such provisions as autumn within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the expert Boxing security Act of 1996 to include fighters of battle sports in the security provisions of such Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate as well as home of agents of the united states of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. short TITLE.
This Act may be mentioned as the “Muhammad Ali growth Act”.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS FIGHTERS.
(a) Definitions.—Section 2 of the expert Boxing security Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 6301) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) with (15) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), Camiseta Selección de fútbol de Uruguay (16), as well as (17), respectively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
“(4) FIGHTER.—The term ‘fighter’ means an private who fights in a expert mixed martial arts competition or other expert battle sport competition.”;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (7), as so redesignated, the following:
“(8) battle sport COMPETITION.—The term ‘combat sport competition’ means a expert fight that enables fighters to utilize one or more develops of martial arts, including mixed martial arts. Such term does not include—
“(A) a battle sport that enables the utilize of a weapon or foreign object; or
“(B) a competition that is regulated by an amateur sports organization.”; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
“(18) MIXED MARTIAL ARTS.—The term ‘mixed martial arts’ means a full-contact battle sport that enables fighters to utilize both striking as wellas grappling techniques, as well as both standing as well as on the ground, from a range of other battle sports as well as martial arts.”.
(b) Conforming Amendments.—
(1) sections 3 with 21 (other than section 20) of the expert Boxing security Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) are amended—
(A) by inserting “or fighter” after “boxer” each location it appears;
(B) by inserting “and fighters” after “boxers” each location it appears;
(C) by inserting “or battle sport competition” after “boxing match” each location it appears;
(D) by inserting “and battle sport competitions” after “boxing matches” each location it appears;
(E) by inserting “or competition” after “the match” each location it appears; and
(F) by striking “boxing service provider” as well as inserting “boxing or battle sport service provider”.
(2) section 2 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 6301) is further amended—
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting “and battle sport competitions” after “professional boxing matches”;
(B) in paragraphs (3), (6), as well as (14), by inserting “and fighters” after “boxers” each location it appears;
(C) in paragraphs (4), (11), as well as (13), by inserting “or fighter” after “boxer” each location it appears;
(D) in paragraphs (6), (9), as well as (14), by inserting “or battle sport competition” after “professional boxing match” each location it appears;
(E) in paragraph (9), by inserting “or competition” after “the match” each location it appears;
(F) in paragraphs (12) as well as (13), by striking “boxing service provider” as well as inserting “boxing or battle sport service provider”; and
(G) in paragraph (15) by inserting “or battle sports” after “boxing”.
(3) section 3(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 6302(2)) is further changed by inserting “and expert battle sports industry” after “professional boxing industry”.
(4) section 4(a) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 6303(a)) is further changed by inserting “and battle sport regulations” after “professional boxing regulations”.
(5) section 6(c) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 6305(c)) is further changed by inserting “and fighting” after “risk connected with boxing”.
(6) section 7(a)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 6306(a)(2)) is further changed by inserting “or compete” after “box”.
(7) section 9 of such Act is further amended—
(A) by striking “Within 2” as well as inserting the following:
“(a) Boxing Contracts.—Within 2”; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
“(b) battle sports Contracts.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Muhammad Ali growth Act, the association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) shall establish as well as shall authorize by a vote of no less than a majority of its member specify boxing commissioners, guidelines for minimum contractual provisions that should be Camiseta Racing Club de Avellaneda included in bout agreements as well as mixed martial arts as well as other battle sport contracts. It is the sense of the Congress that specify boxing commissions should comply with these ABC guidelines.”.
(8) section 10(a) of such Act is further amended—
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting “or fighter’s” after “boxer’s”; and
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking “This subsection” as well as inserting “With respect to boxing contracts, this subsection”; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following: “With respect to mixed martial arts as well as other battle sport contracts, this subsection shall only apply to contracts went into into after the date of the enactment of the Muhammad Ali growth Act.”.
(9) section 11 of such Act is further amended—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) by striking “Within 2” as well as inserting the following:
“(1) BOXING CONTRACTS.—Within 2”; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
“(2) battle SPORTS.—Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the Muhammad Ali growth Act, the association of Boxing Commissions shall establish as well as shall authorize by a vote of no less than a majority of its member specify boxing commissioners, guidelines for objective as well as consistent written requirements for the scores of mixed martial arts as well as other battle sports. It is the sense of the Congress that sanctioning bodies as well as specify boxing commissions should comply with these ABC guidelines.”; and
(B) in subsection (d)(1)(C) is changed by striking “boxer’s rating” as well as inserting “boxer or fighter’s rating”.
(10) section 13 of such Act is further amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking “boxer’s purse” as well as inserting “boxer or fighter’s purse”; and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking “boxer’s purse” as well as inserting “boxer or fighter’s purse”.
(11) section 17(b)(2)(B) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 6308(b)(2)(B)) is further changed by inserting “, as well as fighters participating in a mixed martial arts competition or other battle sport competition arranged for 11 minutes or more” after “10 rounds or more”.
(12) section 18(b)(3) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 6309(b)(3)) is further changed by inserting “or battle sport” after “State boxing”.
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