This is from WhaleDog.com. It's a cool read even just to see a full very detailed list of rules and regulations the sport has.
New Jersey Atrhletic Control Board corrects mainstream media after it buys into the Zuffa myth
It looks like the New Jersey Athletic Control Board reads this blog and is as fed up as I am with the Zuffa Myth. Today I was copied on an email from Nick Lembo, Counsel to the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board, to three members of the mainstream media whom I have called out for uncriticallty buying into the Zuffa myth (i.e. the lie that the UFC only sought state sanctioning after being purchased by Zuffa and that Zuffa instituted all the major rules we see today).
Following is the email I receivecd:
Subject: MMA News Article Errors
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:48:07 -0400
From: Nick Lembo
To:
borges@globe.com,
fernanb@phillynews.com,
letters@washpost.com
To Mr. Borges, Mr. Fernandez and Mr. Levine:
Hello, this is Nick Lembo, Counsel to the New Jersey State Athletic
Control Board.
I am writing to clarify what, in my opinion, were misleading, confusing
or erroneous statements recently published in some major newspaper
articles regarding the sport known as mixed martial arts.
Thank you for your interest and coverage of the mixed martial arts.
Please review the following, which may assist you, in case you wish to
author any future news articles on the subject.
Be advised that: