Last scheduled interview of the day (did about 20 altogether) with CFAX Radio in Victoria, BC – which is a great MMA town. Of course the topic, the Canadian Medical Association’s (CMA) call for a ban on Mixed Martial Arts. Enjoy! [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Was on CKNW in Vancouver with Vancouver Province columnist Michael Smyth who started off his interview with “Here we go again with the doctors and their smear job on Mixed Martial Arts”. Michael also coined the phrase “fluffy pom-poms of death” when reminding listeners of one of my most quote facts – that there are [...]

July 16th – British Columbia Medical Association (BCMA) receives a proposed motion from “a Vancouver area neurologist” calling for a Canada wide ban on MMA and submits two studies to support his cause. End of July – BCMA forwards this motion and others to the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) for inclusion in debate at the [...]

At just after 8am this morning I sent the following message to the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) via their website contact form: Good Morning – I am an MMA advocate based in British Columbia and had the opportunity to meet with Dr. Ian Gillespie of the BCMA in advance of the motion to ban Mixed [...]

The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) just approved the following motion as brought forward by the British Columbia Medical Association (BCMA): “The Canadian Medical Association advocates for a ban on Mixed Martial Arts prize fighting matches in Canada.” The motion was supported by 84% of the assembly. 15% abstained and 1% voted against the motion. Prior [...]

The good folks at Live Audio Wrestling just released this awesome interview with Tom Wright, Canadian Director of Operations with UFC. He discusses the MMA regulation in Ontario, the British Columbia Medical Association’s (BCMA) call for a nation wide ban on MMA and the safety record of Mixed Martial Arts vs football vs cheerleading, etc. [...]